5 weeks and a day post-op. The doc said I could start running at 6 weeks. I just got back from the gym. I was going to do a 4 minute walk/1 minute slow run a couple times on the treadmill, for a total of 2 minutes of running. I just wanted to see what it felt like....and if it caused any significant soreness the day after (stay tuned...) This will ultimately give me a feel for how the recovery this time will progress...always curious...
After running for a minute, I felt good, so I ran another minute, and I still felt good, so contemplated running another minute......but thought better of it. And after 3 minutes of walking, I ran for another couple minutes, for a total of 4 minutes of running, close to .5 mile. I felt some pulling in the front of my hip, but it went away. No soreness right now, but the real question is what it feels like tomorrow. For comparison, at 10 weeks out from my previous surgery I ran for 6 minutes and felt issues. I could have run for 6 minutes today, but I'm trying to be good.
Update: the day after, no soreness that I can tell. Note, I've had a low-level soreness since the surgery that hasn't changed much....
I forgot to mention that I've been doing the elliptical at the gym and biking on the roads for the last couple weeks. Neither one makes the hip sore. I've been more motivated by trying to work off the junk that I've been eating over the holidays, esp this white chocolate covered stuff our neighbor brought over...
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