Good luck Ben. We're waiting on the pics and stats.
If I could make one suggestion: try to make your goals something tangible and measurable. It tends to help focus even if you don't reach them.
Knee injuries suck - I had my first surgery at 20 and the next one 10 years later. Like you, I couldn't see a life without competitive sports and running. But I finally walked away from the basketball court last year after 15 straight years of playing. Took up cycling and am returning to rock climbing instead - something to feed the competitive juices and get a good workout without looking at a knee replacement before I hit 50. But you'll see what I mean after a couple of more injuries - I know I wouldn't listen to anyone when they told me to back off (I ran for another 5 years after my doc told me not to - directly leading to the second surgery mentioned above).
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