10 months post-surgery

It’s been a few months since I last posted.  My new hip is doing great!  I’m having almost no issues with it.  My knee opposite the new hip had been giving me problems a few months ago.  It’s not related to the hip, it’s an old soccer injury that has bothered me for decades.  I started doing some strengthening exercises and it’s doing much better now.  I’ve been running an average of 5 miles a day, 6 days a week, mostly on rolling hill dirt roads.  I don’t have to slow down on the downhills anymore…yay!  I had gotten my short tempo runs (2-3 miles) down to a 7-minute pace, but then the heat of summer hit, and I just don’t feel like running very hard right now.  I plan to spend the next month or two just building up my mileage….very gradually!

I’m extremely optimistic about the hip.  Watch out youngsters, I’ve got my mojo back!