I did a lot of HMs & marathons from 1998-2008, aged 47-57 ... I stopped running in 2008 with a hip niggle that kept bothering me ... in Oct 2012 I had a total hip replacement but didn't think i would run anymore, I was just happy to walk pain free! & get back on my bike ...
so I'm so proud of the HMs & marathons I've now done in the last two years, since I joined family for a walk-shuffle at my first parkrun in July 2015 & then gradually came back to slow running, very cautiously!
1st HM post-op: Falmouth, March 2016 ... then Indian Queens, Aug-16, Truro & Ealing, both Sep-16 & Eden project Oct-16.
HMs in 2017: Falmouth, Indian Queens, Truro & the toughest yet across Dartmoor - The Great Escape, 3 weeks ago at the end of August.
My first full marathon post-op was The Cornish last Nov 2016, in 5:46, still amazed I can do a marathon with a new hip! I always do some walking in every event i do!
In 2017 I have done 2 more marathons - Connemara, in April (same day as London) & Edinburgh in May, which was the hardest ever, as too hot to run in the 2nd half! I will be doing the Cornish marathon again (hopefully) in 2 months!
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