My hip story

Hi fellow hippies!

My name is Kari and I live in beautiful Victoria BC Canada.  I had bilateral CoC hip resurfacing in Belgium on January 21, 2021.  Nothing like traveling across the pond in the middle of a pandemic for major hip surgery but I am so grateful that I did!  Prior to my surgery I had not run a pain free step in 6 years and hadn’t run at all in at least 3.  I used to be a mid pack ironman triathlete and marathon runner.  I qualified for Boston once but my last child was born 1 month before the race and injury after injury prevented me from trying again.  I have no intent of running any more marathons but I am enjoying slowly getting back to some 5-10km trail running.  It is also very nice to be able to swing my leg over my bike with ease!  This site is fantastic and I enjoy reading and being inspired by all your stories!

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      Kari
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      Hi fellow hippies! My name is Kari and I live in beautiful Victoria BC Canada.  I had bilateral CoC hip resurfacing in Belgium on January 21, 2021.  N
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      Hip Brother Tom
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      Hi Kari!
      Welcome to the Hip Runner community. You’ve got a good approach getting back to running. Don’t rule out the marathon though… 🙂 It might be in your future some day.

      Hip Brother Tom

    • #20077
      Coddfish
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      Hi @Kari and welcome. How lucky we are to be able to return to something we love. I had a single full hip replacement in September 21 and am slowly and carefully finding my way back. The biggest challenge I am having is having lost aerobic fitness during my enforced period of not being able to run. The hip is absolutely brilliant.

    • #20112
      Dave Whiteside
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      Hi Kari, I started off running 5K’s and 10K’s but over the last 5 years have moved to ultras as they’re actually a lot easier on my hip, as crazy as that sounds. Listen to you hip, back off when it’s sore and you’ll do fine. Good luck.

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