Blades and Sticks

Well, I was able to put the second ACL reconstruction to another test. Since the orthopaedic surgeon cleared me to rollerblade I figured I would give it a shot. I slide my feet into the boots and off I went in search of a playground with my hockey stick.

My journey started with bit of a tenuous downhill for me. It is really tricky only because I have removed the brake from my blades. Since I mostly skate and exercise playing solo blacktop hockey the brake gets in the way when I go backwards. Ok, it is a bit dangerous going brakeless on the streets, but having that brake on when going backwards is a bit dicey as well.

There is a playground about a mile and half from our house so I rolled over there and skated for about 30 additional minutes with my hockey stick and ball and called it a day. On the whole, the knee felt solid with the twisting I put it through. Going forward, I will begin to increase the level of difficulty and time to get my fitness level back for skating. Who knows maybe after the summer cycling season, I will be able to play soccer. Shhhh... don't tell my wife. :-)