Green Light

It has been five weeks since my surgery, and I returned to Dr. Robles today for my scheduled follow-up appointment.  As expected, he gave me the green light to "return to normal activities," including running.

I have been released from my long exile in the land of limited activity!

"Don't go from Zero to sixty right away," he admonished me.  No need to worry about that; I will likely be taking frequent walking breaks. And remembering the value of patience.

"How poor are they that have not parience!

What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" - Shakespeare 

Thursday will mark exactly two months since my last run (April 20), the longest I have ever been sidelined.  I could choose to be upset by this - "Fear Of Losing Fitness" is a significant worry for most active people at my age.  But I think I will choose to look on the bright side.  Perhaps my body really needed a rest, a long rest like these two months, rather than a day or two (or the mere week I used to allow myself after a marathon).

I've hit the reset button.  Let's see what happens next.