Almost there

2 miles today. I experienced a bit of pain in the knee after about 3/4 of a mile, but it went after about a further half mile and I was able to finish the run pain free. There's been a very little tendernish in the knee since the run but nothing particularly painful or worrying. So on that basis, I'm assuming I'm not too far away from being able to get back to training. There's no danger that I'll do too much too soon, as my cardiovascular system has fallen through the floor after 5 weeks of virtual inactivity!

Almost, but not quite

I tried a 2 mile run last wednesday. Things were fine for about 1.5 miles, but then the pain in my IT band began to come back. Much less than previously, and not enough to stop me finishing the 2 mile run, but enough to suggest that I'm still a few weeks away from proper recovery. My knee was a little tender the day after the run, but it seems to have settled down once again and I haven't had any twinges since. So, sometime in the middle of next week I'll try another 2 mile run and see how that goes.