How I Avoided Hip Surgery & Running Up Mt. Elbert!

[@MNP208]

Beautiful! I love the pack! I wish I had mountains near me to use one of those. 😆

[@RunningWildSandi]

Thanks for watching!

[@dansouth2088]

Great discussion as I'm sure many of us following along have also had hard to deal with injuries that last much longer than they should. Great to see your progress and thanks for another great video.

[@TimMonti-Wohlpart]

Coach Sandi, big thanks for this video, especially pertinent for me, and hoping you continue to feel better too.

[@Morfeusm]

I am happy with good news! Figuring out issues like this is sometimes very hard and it takes time!

[@RunningWildSandi]

Thank you!

[@rayneprendergast3338]

That run looks incredible! 👌 May be a dream of mine to head to Colarado one day. A friend seems to have the same injury 😕 Good to hear your story

[@andyranaway]

really appreciate hearing about your experience with your hip. last year, what i thought was my IT band, really hurt me during a race. after "recovering" from the race, there was more of a problem with hip/glute after getting my quad rolled out/loosened up. been nursing a problem that moves around from hip to glute medius area to hip flexor. tends to hurt more when sitting or working rather than running. GOOD to know there is hope beyond surgery to eventually get it figured out!👍been training hard all year and it hasn't been a huge problem, probably just need some time off and some PT/strength training after my next race. i think most physical pain is the result of tight weak muscles and when you have more than a few trouble spots it can turn into what seems like something else. sounds simliar to what you've experienced.

[@christynielsen9204]

Thank you so much for this video. These are my favorite videos you make - a running adventure capped off with commentary at the end. ps - the ads or sponsors don't trouble me at all because I'm so grateful for what I get out of watching your channel. 😊

[@RunnerThin]

continued prayers for you ... blessings ... Hope Christmas was good ... and new year .. you are more than a runner ...

[@WeightlossfactswithEJ]

beautiful nature

[@WeightlossfactswithEJ]

ur running and vlogs r so engaging and inspiring!

[@dianainboulder]

Amazing good news! YAY!

[@poker53281]

Love your channel and been lurking for years. If I could give one word of feedback, it's that I have trouble hearing what you say sometimes. Perhaps my old ears or that I'm not a native speaker, but I think better microphones and mixing/post processing could make it a lot better.

[@nickreed3031]

Love the video, you're so strong to be able to run up that mountain

[@erinfrey1634]

Great to hear your hip is improving! Also, this is really interesting to me as I had the same experience with my right leg. I felt like it just would not function to run properly and I also did a ton of PT and nothing helped. Upon the advice of my PT I went to see a hip surgeon and we all thought I most likely had a labral tear. Following an MRI, we discovered that my hip was fine, however, both the long and short heads of my hamstring attachments had completely torn off of the ischial tuberosity. I was blown away as I literally did not have any pain and do not remember injuring my hamstring. My surgeon thinks that they must have torn off gradually as I was running. I was not a candidate for PRP because the separation between the tendons and the ischial tuberosity was too large so I had hamstring reattachment surgery which was a huge ordeal. However, after all of that, I am happy to report that even though my recovery was extremely slow, it has been 18 months and I can finally run pain-free. I am writing this giant essay in case anyone else has this issue and can benefit from hearing about my experience. Even though the surgery and recovery were tough, it was definitely worth it :)

[@RunnerThin]

Prayers. Bless you

[@nordicwilly6650]

Glad to hear the hip has started to feel more normal again. Hopefully you don't start experiencing hip impingement which is what has plagued me for years. My one piece of advice is to watch exercises such as high knees which can pinch the hip. Deadlifts are also major culprit as are deep squats. You just have to modify the exercises to avoid closing that angle between torso and femur (e.g., partial deadlifts instead of full range deadlifts).

[@chrisolson3240]

The Labrum like the Minsicus doesn't really get the blood circulation it needs for the nutrients. Glad your hip is healing and getting activated. Thanks for sharing.

[@chrisolson3240]

Do you carry a map and compass with you in these mountains? Or do you use a Garmin (or other) watch to map your travel? Looks like a wonderful, peaceful place.

[@jkk7425]

Haha, I also wear the hairband on my elbow 😂

[@RunningWildSandi]

I like your style! 😂

[@ricodelavega4511]

Great news on your hip, but I'd keep your options open. I say sign up for hip transplant anyway, and if you read of some poor soul meeting her end from being flattened by a car while on a run that could be your new hip (provided she had some good run times posted on strava).

[@vikroy3777]

Hips don't lie

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Lions must have tons of ligament tears in their ankles but don't get anywhere near gootuber speeds.

[@kristoforlearmonth4939]

How about you getting a job?

[@vikroy3777]

Jealousy 😂😂😂