Trained up for Oriflamme 50k in April and planning that as a building block to PCT50 in May, as continued prep all for the Cuyamaca 100k, I felt strong. Since the Cuyamaca 100k is a Western States 100 qualifier(ws100q), I decided that was the best choice as it close to home and not a 100 miler. However, I have traditionally struggled with hills & climbing so I worked on hill repeats and climbing steep sections of the 'P' for parts of most daily runs. I felt strong and used a small taper to prep for the race in just under a week. All of this came to a halt on April first while playing in my mens soccer league. I love soccer and the game itself is a blast. I love teaching and playing. Plus I felt that was good cross training and tempo work for ultras. Unfortunately, a wrong step twisted my knee and I went down ultimately to have a torn PCL and meniscus tear on both sides. Barely being able to walk and not being able to bend the knee past 90 degrees.... all training stopped. The MRI confirmed the damage and I had surgery on April 23rd. Going from being able to run a 100 miles at Javelina 100 to zero in just a few months was not a fun thing to ponder. Using my trekking poles to make it to the restroom was not my idea of practicing for an ultra.
I decided a better name for this blog to capture my own recovery and hopefully... eventual return to running an ultra was 'From Zero to 100'. 100 to zero had already occurred and sounds pathetic. But seeing as my physical therapist stated I am waaaay stronger than most due to training prior to the injury, hopeful I can get back at it soon. Although I was told I cannot even walk around the block yet (physical therapists instructions) and it hurts if I stand too long.. or God forbid it gets locked straight at night. or I try to kill someone who attacks me in a dream so I kick the blankets and the knee screams about it.
Current mileage to train up for Cuyamaca 100k..... Zero.....!
ze-ro
ˈzirō,ˈzēˌrō/
number
1.
no quantity or number; naught; the figure 0.
"figures from zero to nine"
| synonyms: | nothing, nothing at all, nil, none, naught/nought; |
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