MRS – 9 months post-op report – I Ran

Every year between CIM and Christmas for the past four years, I’ve hosted a “race.” It’s at a local regional park and is billed as a one-third marathon at 8.almost4 miles. It’s called Jingle Bell Hell and was begun by my high school buddies back in the early 1990’s. The first year I hosted, I was able to run it. The second year, I mustered 5 miles before my hip crapped out. Last year, I simply sat there and passed out donuts. This year I ran…a quarter of a mile. It was my first run in almost two years and my first since my surgery last April. It was weird.

The first five or so steps felt easy. Then I totally peed because my had-a-bunch-of-kids-in-middle-age-and-no-longer-used-to-impact-sports body did not know WHAT to do. So there’s that. But…no pain.

I’m not too sure how much running I’m going to want to do. I started rowing again, and that really is my first love. I have it in my mind that I want to run a 5K 11 months from now (my friend hosts a sweet little Turkey Trot every Thanksgiving), but honestly, the peeing thing was super annoying. Maybe I just wasn’t expecting that to be a possibility! LOL Well, now I know!

I did enter a marathon with the intention of walking it. We’ll see how that plays out since I’ve blown off the first three weeks of training! The rowing has just been too fun to set aside 🙂

I have noticed that with the rowing, my glutes and overall core have gotten tons stronger. I’m sure that is bound to benefit any running I decide to do. You all who are really tackling it with such gusto are so exciting to follow! Please keep sharing your journeys with us!