Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Linné training at Salinge/Tenabadet, organized by Johan. Ran with Ross and Ulrik in uneven, crusty snow, falling through on every step. This made for very tough and slow going (13 min/km most of the time) but having company helped. My orienteering was *very* rusty and sloppy. Need to learn how to do that again before spring season begins.

I had an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon in Enköping yesterday. He had my MRI results and told me that he thinks the pain and swelling on the outside of my kneecap are being caused by some cartilage damage at the bottom of my femur. He told me that an arthroscopic surgery can fix it, assuming that there is a small piece of bone attached to the cartilage that has broken loose. Then they can just "staple it on" to the bone and let it heal. If it is just a loose piece of cartilage, they need to remove it and then drill some small holes in the bone in order to stimulate tissue build-up that would replace the cartilage. It sounds like I would be on crutches for 6 weeks after the surgery and then not allowed to run for four months. Does anyone have any experience with this type of injury and surgery, or other treatment methods? I should be getting my MRI pics in the mail and happy to show them to anyone who thinks they have useful advice. I am leaning towards not getting the surgery this year.

C • knee 7

Lunchtime innebandy with Ross and company. Played pretty poorly, felt pretty tired, but still had fun.

More elliptical intervals at Blåsenhus with Alli - we had just about enough time for a workout before Qi's defense party. Did 2x10x(30"-30")+6x(30"-30")

Elliptical intervals at Blåsenhus. Did 4x(3'-2'-1') with 1' off between intervals and 2' off between sets.

Corridor sprint orienteering with Johan, Elisa, and Inga in Ekeby. Really nice morning training, forcing me to maintain map contact throughout. I think we should do more of these, and add them on to the end of regular trainings - really good for forcing yourself to stay focused when tired.

Back in Uppsala!
A short version of Tisdagsbana Beta with Sam, Kate, and Stan. Nice, easy pace, but everything felt stiff and creaky, since I haven't run in so long. The crust of snow covering Nåsten mostly didn't hold my weight, so there was a good bit of falling and stumbling through the snow.