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The Best Funny Running Quotes

November 20, 2013 by Amiee

I have been collecting running quotes for quite some time, mostly running quotes about injury as a way to stay inspired and motivated during my long battle with hip injuries and recovery from multiple FAI surgeries. What follows in my short list of humorous running quotes, which will hopefully grow with time: “If you start…

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Filed Under: The Life Tagged With: Dealing with Injury, Quotes, Running Quotes

Return to Running After FAI Surgery Program

June 3, 2013 by Amiee

“The idea that the harder you work, the better you’re going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.”~ Bill Bowerman After my previous hip FAI surgery, I got frustrated by the lack of tips and advice for getting back into running after a…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life Tagged With: FAI Recovery, FAI Surgery, Running

Hip Capsular Repair Week 1: January 17, 2013

January 30, 2013 by Amiee

“It hurts up to a point and then it doesn’t get any worse.” ~ Ann Trason After much contemplation, I decided to go ahead with a second arthroscopic surgery on January 17, 2013 because of some resultant instability issues and pain that hadn’t resolved since my first FAI surgery in December of 2011. Overall, I’ve…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life Tagged With: FAI, FAI Hip Surgery Recovery, FAI Recovery, FAI Surgery

My Hip Impingement Recovery Timeline: The No Good Months 3-6

May 30, 2012 by Amiee

I was so thrilled with the first four months of recovery from my FAI hip impingement surgery that I almost signed up to have my other hip done. Then as luck should have it, I likely overdid with the easing into running and caused a nasty flare up of psoas bursitis and ended up back…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life Tagged With: FAI, FAI Surgery, FAI Surgery Recovery, Setbacks

My Hip Impingement Recovery Timeline: The First 3 Months

March 1, 2012 by Amiee

Truth be told, the recovery from FAI surgery is long and arduous. In general I was pretty much glued to my CPM the first week. I went back to work after 10 days, flew home for the holidays at 3 weeks (don’t recommend that to anyone ever!), and was driving (a manual transmission) at 4…

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Best Running Quotes About Injury

February 11, 2012 by Amiee

  During my seemingly endless recovery from multiple hip FAI surgeries, I sought out supportive and inspiring quotes about running injuries. Truthfully it was very difficult to stay motivated during the long recovery, but the words below bettered my mood just a little. Dealing with an injury adds stress to your life that affects all…

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Filed Under: The Life, Trail Running Tagged With: Dealing with Injury, Quotes, Running, Running Quotes

Hip Impingement (FAI) Surgery: A Success Story?

January 15, 2012 by Amiee

One morning last July [2011], I stepped out of bed and felt a sharp pain in my hip. I figured it would go away, but it only got worse throughout the day. I tried to run through the pain thinking it would loosen up, but it just wouldn’t budge. The pain was deep and it…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life Tagged With: FAI, FAI Surgery, FAI Surgery Recovery

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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live h A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live here 🌵🍂 💛
When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @sto When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @stormykromerofficial masks and only one of them is wearing it appropriately...
Last night we played bananagrams and I only used f Last night we played bananagrams and I only used flower words. I did not win 🤷🏼‍♀️, yet I did 🎨 💐!
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