Blast From The Past

Rusty Rathburn

Hello All!

I’ll hit my 5 year anniversary for my left hip in a couple weeks and just celebrated 4 years for my right hip replacement. I apologize for being scarce.  Running a business and having 3 active boys in High School have made time scarce. (All 3 run XC)

Sooooo what can everyone expect?  We can expect to continue much more active lifestyles once we get our replacements.  And we can expect to get older and have other parts of our bodies fail.  As for me, I’m still running regularly 5 days per week.  I have pulled back from any type of intense training.  Sore back, pull hamstring, IT Band issues, etc. have forced me to re-evaluate my competitive spirit.   I’m now Forrest Gump.. I Just Run.

That said, we all have different goals and expectations.  Sometimes reality doesn’t match the goals and expectations.  As for me, I’m just thankful to be running, skiing, sleeping, etc. without pain.   My mind, body and spirit are in a very good place.  All thanks to my replacements.

That’s it for now.  Please keep up the great stories!!

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    • November 5, 2018 at 11:20 am #14166
      Rusty Rathburn
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      Hello All! I’ll hit my 5 year anniversary for my left hip in a couple weeks and just celebrated 4 years for my right hip replacement. I apologize for
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    • November 5, 2018 at 12:01 pm #14167
      Dave Whiteside
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      Hi Rusty,
      Good to hear from you. Tom and I were wondering what you were up to when we met last month for a race in Leavenworth, WA. Great to hear that you’re still running, although not as fast as you would like to. I’ve also pretty much eliminated all speed work from my training and just run as fast as I can on race day, never quite knowing what to expect. So far it’s not let me down and I’ve had a pretty good year. I’m behind on a couple of race reports, I’ll try to get to them over this next week. Happy 5th.
      Dave.

    • November 5, 2018 at 3:23 pm #14171
      Hip Brother Tom
      Keymaster

      Rusty!
      It is GREAT to hear from you! Glad to hear that things are going well! Keep up the positive vibes. Dave and I were definitely wondering about you since you are one of the ‘elder statesmen’ of this site. Thanks for the positive report! FYI there is still time to join the Zero Runner marathon to fight those wintertime blues! 🙂

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