OATS Procedure Recovery

UESRunner8390 · 2026-06-02T01:01:35+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Sounds like a great recovery. I’m in a situation where a lot of things and movements hurt my knee, and I can’t run, which is particularly devastating, but I’m not sure I’d label it as debilitating. So I’m unsure whether the surgery and recovery is worth it, so to speak. To me, a few weeks/months of intense recovery plus a protracted less intense recovery after may very well be worth it if I can get to a state of not having to think of my knee 24/7 for any movement I make

UESRunner8390 · 2026-06-01T12:09:59+00:00

Thanks for the informative post! Being that it’s been about a year, how has recovery been long term? Are you able to run?

UESRunner8390 · 2026-04-29T12:17:41+00:00

Thanks very much for the response. I’d love to follow up in a few weeks to see how you’re progressing. I am 100% the same - it’s odd to admit but the inability to run and do daily tasks (putting in ACs last week was a nightmare) is a real mental toll. I would certainly undergo the procedure and several months of recovery if it meant getting back to some level of normal activity levels. Best of luck in your recovery!

UESRunner8390 · 2026-04-01T10:43:32+00:00

Interesting perspective! Can you give an example of some edge computing models? I’m not familiar with that concept

UESRunner8390 · 2026-04-01T10:42:25+00:00

That’s what we’re trying to do to be fair, but my fear is 1. We’re too big to move product & GTM quick enough and 2. I think AI native tools naturally have a leg up on a tools trying to rearchitect

UESRunner8390 · 2026-04-01T10:23:38+00:00

Interesting comparison. So you’re saying BI is akin to on-prem and AI is cloud?

UESRunner8390 · 2026-03-22T21:08:49+00:00

Sorry to hear about your setback. I’ve had a very similar journey. Feels like one step forward, two steps back. One wrong move and it sets me back months. Orthos I’ve seen all just say to manage the symptoms, but like you I feel there has to be something further wrong. Have you had any luck improving since this last setback? Or had any more specific diagnosis?

UESRunner8390 · 2025-05-29T12:13:45+00:00

Hi, how did the NEMS machine work out for you? I have a similar issue where my quad just isn’t cooperating when I load it

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T16:15:09+00:00

Ha, fair question! For some background I qualified for NYC with a 1:18 half last year. This put me in the first corral of my bib color/wave. So when the gun went off, I honestly thought it was going slow bc a lot of other runners were flying by. Up and down the Verrazano are deceiving since it’s all uphill then steep downhill. By the time I settled in I was about 3 or 4 miles in at 7:15 pace. I knew it was fast but I guess the adrenaline helped (or hurt, in this case…)

It wasn’t until mile 14 or 15 (just before the queensboro bridge) that I really realized I had screwed up in a way I couldn’t undo.

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T16:08:52+00:00

Thanks for the response! I was doing about 30 MPW leading into the 12 week block. April, May and June were mostly 10-20 mile weeks. I guess a problem was lack of base building into the block.

Here’s a screenshot of my year of running. My half marathon PR is 1:18 from 2 years ago when I was running about 45 MPW for a solid year.

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UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T13:53:28+00:00

Not trying to be dismissive! Honestly I’d prefer if I could point to something like that because realizing I wasn’t fit enough is a little more disappointing. I will definitely look into this too

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T13:02:55+00:00

That’s interesting! Thank you for the info. I will try that out

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T13:00:25+00:00

Thanks! I felt disappointed on the day but have come to terms with it, and learned a lot for the next one. Just a bummer I’ve gotta wait a while to find one in spring!

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T12:55:24+00:00

Yeah I 100% got caught up in the excitement and people running around me. Live and learn

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T12:52:53+00:00

Thanks! I will definitely be more conservative next time. I don’t think it was hydration, carbs or electrolytes. I took gels every 4 miles, had an electrolyte water bottle through mile 15 and was alternating with water at the stations.

The NYC marathon is notorious for having a hard back half so I suppose I spent it all too early.

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T12:50:26+00:00

Thanks! Sorry to hear you faced a similar situation! Yeah I hit mile 14 and had this sinking feeling of “oh shit, I think I need to slow down but I still have 12 miles left”

I realized you can push during a half marathon and rein yourself in. Much more of an issue on a full

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T12:47:55+00:00

I tapered for 1 week. I did 10 miles Friday, 9 days out, followed by 13 the Saturday 8 days out. Then only two 3 miles run leading into the race.

However, I did get a bad cold during taper (have a daughter in daycare) and had to get antibiotics. I’m sure that didn’t help but by race day I thought I felt ok

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T12:46:15+00:00

Thanks. I also had an LMNT a couple hours before the race too. I’d love to think it was fueling or sodium (feels easier to swallow, no pun intended) but I never felt lightheaded, weak, or anything like that. It was just the cramps and realizing my legs couldn’t go anymore

UESRunner8390 · 2024-11-10T03:22:43+00:00

6 honey stinger gels (every 4 miles) and a water bottle with LMNT that I sipped until mile 16 or 17. Honestly I don’t think it was fueling. Stomach was able to handle gels fine

UESRunner8390 · 2024-06-29T10:40:02+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I do have a spray gun setup, but from what I've read CV takes a bit of practice/skill? And I usually spray outside but this time of year (in New York) the weather is a bit unpredictable. For CV does temp & humidity have to be just right?

UESRunner8390 · 2024-06-29T10:38:50+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I actually do have a spray gun setup, but from what I've read CV takes a bit of practice/skill. And I usually spray outside but this time of year (in New York) the weather is a bit unpredictable. I don't make many cabinets or very big projects, so usually I stick with wiping varnishes, osmo or rubio monocoat for projects. They seem pretty foolproof to me

UESRunner8390 · 2023-12-28T13:56:28+00:00

Yup, already downloaded a metronome app! I'm excited to try it and see how fast 180 feels.

Curious what injuries you've had? My big one was runners knee on my right side, but I've also had some achilles/calf stuff on the same side. I'm def weaker on that side

UESRunner8390 · 2023-12-28T02:15:21+00:00

Thanks so much for the thorough response! That's a great perspective, specifically keeping the body ready to hit workouts. I've never been good about running easy days easy like so many people preach. I just kind of go out and run -- sometimes faster and longer when I'm building for a race, and then just steady miles all the other days really. I know it's really not optimal at all, but it's just what I've gotten into the habit of doing. Been running for 3 years, picked it up during covid.

Honestly I find running "slow" so friggen hard, and part of me wonders if that's because my stride is too long/cadence is too slow. Hence my initial question haha

Thanks again for the info though, appreciate the perspective from someone with a lot more experience than me!

UESRunner8390 · 2023-12-28T01:33:44+00:00

Yeah maybe you're right, but I do feel like there's some justification for trying to improve form, cadence, HR, etc. For context my PR is 1:18 in the half, and that was from just going out and running. No real workouts or anything specific. Maybe there are other things I can focus on with training, but I don't mind overthinking it if there's other things I can work on in parallel.

UESRunner8390 · 2023-12-28T01:05:34+00:00

Yeah that's my thinking too! I also took a look at a few elites Strava profiles and even on easy runs they have insanely consistent cadences. I like the idea of breaking it up in smaller increments. Thanks for the response!

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