I am very pleased to say that I was wrong. I take back what I said 18 months ago. My running days are not over!
For two months, I had physical therapy for my ankle, and I was making good progress. Just when I was about to move up to practicing on a treadmill in preparation of returning to light running, I was slammed with the combination cancer/AFib diagnoses.
The last time I went for a 3+ mile run, it took the time shown on the left. Now I am cancer-free and an ablation has taken me out the AFib. Having not gone running since February, 2024, today’s time for the same route is on the right.
My persistent AFib was asymptomatic, and although I never felt short of breath, I was struggling to get my time back under 10 minutes/mile. Today, I did it without even trying. The AFib must have been holding me back after all.
Best news ever!
I’m back where I started, hoping my ankle holds up.
That’s awesome! I could probably cover 3 miles in less than an hour. 🙂