A HipRunner Hits the Rock N Roll Half in San Diego

Hi HipRunners!  I am very happy to report that almost exactly 16 months to the day to my THR, I completed the Rock N Roll Half Marathon in San Diego!  My last half was in 2010 on a completely flat course and finished in 2:10 — Today’s run had a few more hills/ups and downs, and am very happy that I finished in 2:12!

I was smiling almost the whole way (even through the pain that comes from running for 2 hours) and the fatigue as I was just so grateful to be out there again!  I think I’m probably retired from distance running (have done many full and half races prior), but I really wanted to just push myself to see if I could do it.  Happily the hip actually felt amazing; the only pain was some lingering tightness in the back and psoas as the body continues to adjust to its new alignment!

So all the HipRunners out there, you CAN do it!  Just have patience in the recovery process, listen to your PT team and your body, and it can be done!!!