Christopher EllisCEO Dynamic Physio Therapy

Half Ironman Training: Knee Injury Recovery & 85% Strength #shorts

18 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, a trainee discussing his half‑Ironman preparation shares that his knee injury has largely healed, reporting no pain and about 85% functional recovery. He attributes this progress to consistent mobility work sustained over a year and a half. While he avoids heavy weightlifting and CrossFit, which limits his maximal strength compared to pre‑injury levels, he notes that his running gait is now even and stable, marking a significant functional success in his training.

Currently, I'm training for a half Ironman, which is super exciting. My knee has been feeling very good. I haven't had any pain. And I haven't, knock on wood, had setbacks with it. But definitely a lot of persistence with mobility, making sure I'm doing all my exercises consistently, even now a year and a half later.
And so what percentage would you say you're back to normal?
I would say about 85% at this point, simply because I'm not, I'm not doing all the heavy weightlifting and CrossFit that I was before. So I know my leg probably isn't quite to that same strength if you want to talk about maxes in the gym. Um, but when it comes to running, my gait is even, which is great, and that's a big success.