I am 53-years-old I am blessed to be given a 2nd chance to feel the freedom of running again by God. I use to be a competitive runner but in 1988 I was diagnose with tumors in my left hip. In 1990 they scrape the tumors from my hip and walk with a limp and in pain from 1990 until May of 2012 when I could not take the pain anymore. I received a total hip replacement. After the therapy I gradually started to walk than I did water therapy where I did running drills. My 1st year I joined a local gym where I did spinning and used the stationary bike. Starting in the 2nd year after I graduated from cycling and using the stationary bike I started walking and jogging on a treadmill. This is my 3rd year now I can jog up to 5 miles on the treadmill at an easy pace plus I do quick weights. I still have not fully recover but now I can jog up to 8 easy miles with a group of runners. The magic words are “Have ‘Patience’, ‘Simply Believe’, and “One Day at Time, One Mile at Time.” What I have been through I strongly believe that anyone has the ability to recover from hip operations.
Jose