Here we go again...then wham!

So I went to the ortho to have him look at the problems with my knees. They took x-rays and we looked them over.

In general, both knees are in pretty good shape...not a lot of wear. There is a little bit of arthritis starting to show up but nothing extreme.

The left knee is a continuation of the trouble with the meniscus. We're going to keep an eye on that.
The right knee is a different story. Apparently the issue is with the bone on the top of the tibia. There is evidence of micro stress fractures and stress tenderness in the bone.

So here's the plan. First, two weeks of no running. I can bike and swim but no running. Next I can start using the elliptical, but no more than a mile. This goes on for the next two weeks.

At this point I go back to the ortho. If everything looks good I may be able to start light running again.

screech.........CoronoVirus hits the streets

The plan sounded good. I had a path to re-recovery then advancement. Then the virus hit. The gym was closed so I lost use of the pool and non-impact trainers. I still have my bike but still haven't found the time to get it going again on the trainer.

Again my balloon is deflated and I lost my drive. So now the challenge is to get back on the horse and start training again.The first triathlon on the calendar is Escape The Cape in June. Right now there is a chance it will be cancelled and possibly re-scheduled. The big event on the calendar is the 70.3 IronMan in September. That one should still take place.

So the plan and goals...
    Swim - find 'dry land' exercises and come up with a workout. When the weather (and isolation)              breaks find an open water venue to swim in a wetsuit.

    Bike - get the bike going on the trainer and get to it. Once I'm broken in get back out on the road.

    Run - start light running and ramp it up.

I will get that IronMan 70.3 tattoo!