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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Return to Running After FAI Surgery Program
“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…
Hip Capsular Repair Week 1: January 17, 2013
“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…
My Hip Impingement Recovery Timeline: The No Good Months 3-6
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…
My Hip Impingement Recovery Timeline: The First 3 Months
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…
Best Running Quotes About Injury
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…
Hip Impingement (FAI) Surgery: A Success Story?
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…