Thanks EN!
Quickly, I just wanted to thank EN tonight was the first night I broke an 8 minute mile for 6 miles in about 5 years. I used to be an okay runner, then my family started to grow and running just wasn't my thing. I missed it, so started again. As a result, I've had 2 knee surgeries and the last one (microfracture) was major in the sense I have no articular cartilage left. I trained for an IM last year with the LSD in everything, and guess what, the race was long and slow. I joined EN during a trial period around xmas but could't swing it then. I kept doing their workouts that I had for a 6 week cycle and just added a little distance and pace every 4-6 weeks. I've only been running maybe 1.5x/week and my vdot has gone from 37? to 46. Since I tested almost 2 weeks ago, I find that I can almost hold my vdot pace for 10k, not just 5k. I feel like my time has been well spent, and it has!! I may limp a lot, but my body has figured out how to run by adopting "Work is speed entering the body". I love that I can almost run again! Best training advice I've ever heard.
Dan
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That's awesome news! Love that you are crushing it...well done!
That's great to read, Dan! Inspiring for the rst of us. It really is! Awesome.
X2!!!!! Congrats, and thank YOU for the encouraging news! Just what I needed to hear!
Wow, congrats!!! and thanks for sharing... there are a few of us injured athlets on our own comeback trails - so this is very encouraging news!
X3, Congrats. Another one working my way of the IR list. WAY TO GO!!!!!!!