God, grant me the serenity to accept when I cannot run; the courage to run when I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. – Josh Cox, American record holder in the 50K
I found this nice little twist on the Serenity Prayer online today. I always had trouble with the first part: accepting that I needed to slow down or take a break from running, especially when I was injured. (Which was partly how I ended up having two arthroscopic hip surgeries in one year.) Now as I continue to recover from surgery and begin to run again, I am somewhat fearful and perhaps in need of a shot of courage. I wonder if I will ever be able to run the way I used to. And I worry, too, about re-injuring myself.
If you had arthroscopic hip surgery and are running again, we’d love to hear from you.
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