I turned to running in my late twenties in order to lose and maintain my weight. From the age of 29-33 I completed 5 marathons and many shorter races. At 33, I got married, started a family and got very lazy and heavy again. In late 2008 I started running again to lose weight and started to compete in races again including the 2009 and 2010 Chicago Marathon. In May 2011 I joined a running club, (Tinley,Track and Trail) which was the best thing to happened to my running. Since May 2011 I have completed another 3 marathons and 4 ultra marathons, while improving my 5k time each year. In the spring on this year the pain in my left hip was preventing me from getting a good nights sleep. I went to the Doctor and found out I had minimal cartilage in my left hip, caused by two bone spurs. The decision was made in August to have the replacement surgery on 12/22 during my two week break from school where I teach. On Monday December 22,2014 I had a left total hip arthroplasty via anterior approach.… (Click Here to View Full Post and Comments)