swim, water running, stairmaster

Had yet another travel nightmare leaving Binghamton.  Flight out of Scranton was canceled after we boarded the plane, 6am flight the next morning also canceled.  From the time I left Conklin on Wed, it took me 35 hrs to get home, including a stay in a Scranton hotel.  It took me less time to get to Perth, Australia.

I ate poorly, splurged on bagels, pastry, fried food... when I got home, I was almost 150 lbs.  Mostly FOS.  By morning I was 147 and by the end of the day 146.3.  

Friday, I did what I had been waiting for... to the lake!  Gorgeous morning. 

I was there by 11:15 am, spent 90 min there with no other people.  

First did 6 x 120 strides water running.  Approx 75 sec running with 1 min rest in between.  Not easy.  HR was generally in the 140s.

Then I swam across the lake and back.  

Unfortunately, possibly due to a power surge, my home A/C is not working and Tues will be the first time it could be fixed.  Fortunately, it's not that hot, low 80's to upper 60's at night.  

Later in the evening I went to the gym.  My R hamstring is very weak and the knee burns whenever I do even light weight (30 lb) curls or negatives.  

I did 15 min stairmaster level 13 hill program.  HR maxed at 170, 147 avg.  

Now, approaching 5 mo post op, I was looking at my previous surgery and comparing.  Seems I am quite a bit ahead of the previous in some ways.  

1st surgery - 1st Roark's cove bike climb - 19 weeks

2nd surgery - 1st Roark's cove bike climb -  11 weeks

1st surgery - 1st Raccoon mtn bike climb - 21 weeks

2nd surgery - 1st Raccoon mtn bike climb - 17 weeks

1st surgery - first hill runs 3 x 150 - 23 weeks, 1st flat runs 24.5 weeks.

So, as I'm coming up on 20 weeks, based on this, 23 weeks or about July 21 earliest hill runs.  Aug 1 first flat runs.  Of course, this is pushing it.  Probably wait til after my hiking trip to France to attempt any significant running.  

This year's masters nationals.  I doubt I'll go.  Miss it a lot.  

Summer vacation...