My Running Life

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• 1. Ridge Hundley  |  April 1, 2009 at 5:37 pm

  Use to win my age group at races from 5Ks to full marithons and was overall winner of some off road triathlons (kayaking instead of swiming). Averaged around 6:26 min/mile at the Richmond, VA marathon at the age of 47. Have since gotten married (at 50 for 1st time) and have a 3 year old son. Was 165 lbs at 47 and in better shape at 48 but aquired shin splints (from putting in too many miles (60-90) too quickly and had to stop training. Just now getting back into it for my health and to lose weight (currently 180-185lbs). For now I am running very slow and I have no plans to race in the near future.
  No need to follow up unless you see somthing strange in the data that may relate to my health.

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• 2. Jackie S  |  October 1, 2009 at 9:39 pm

  I found your post/pics on your clavicle reconstruction and due to the fact that I’m 43, active, and facing the same operation, I’m interested in knowing how you are now after the operation? My surgeon plans to use an iliac crest bone graft and tendons from my leg (hamstring?) to rebuild the missing part of my collar bone.

  My situation is a bit different from yours in that mine is an old injury. Way back in 1997 I broke my left collar bone badly while competing in short-track speed skating. It should have been operated on immediately but they let it go to see if it would mend on its own (which it didn’t) and by the time it was determined I needed surgery, I discovered I was pregnant with our first child, and the surgery had to be put off until baby was walking. In 1999, I had surgery to pin the shoulder, but something went wrong, and 10 days later, it literally came apart (the bone broke spontaneously), sending me back into surgery for more pins. The worst part is that after all that, a year later it still hadn’t healed properly. No calcification of the bone occurred, and in fact whatever they used for graft material disappeared and now there’s a false joint where there should be solid bone. Since the collar bone is a strut that supports the entire shoulder, a non-union like mine causes all sorts of pain, weakness in that arm and instability, and it’s just gotten worse with time. It interferes with everything from sleeping normally to competitive pistol/rifle shooting (my current passion), and all of those activities are rather important to me.

  I would love to hear from you if you care to comment. I hope you have healed beautifully and have recovered full range of motion. I’m most interested how the bone graft donor site healed, since i’ve heard that’s absolutely the most painful part.

  Cheers,
  Jackie
  Dallas, TX USA

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