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With all the distractions this year, pandemic and elections, I almost forgot. This is my five year anniversary for getting two new hips courtesy of Dr. Gross. The short version is I feel great. The longer version is below.

I planned to run five half marathons and get back into long course triathlons this year. A year ago, I felt terrific. Swimming and running well, cycling okay, doing fitness classes with the young people. Then BAM Covid hit. I was able to run three of those halfs, then everything stopped. Our pool shut down for a few months. No gym, some online gym classes. No bike parts to be had. So…I did GVRAT (Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee) and a few other virtual runs. It got me out and kept me sane during the craziness of the past months. I swam on a tether in our tiny backyard pool until our big outdoor pool opened.

The big pool did reopen and so I have been swimming 4x a week. We have to sign up for a spot and the places are so dear we wouldn’t dream of missing.I swam a virtual meet. I think a few running events are taking place, but none near me, not yet, so I keep picking a few virtual races to motivate myself.

Glad I have pain free hips so I could go outside during these strange times. What would I have done if I couldn’t walk or run over the last few months?!?! Being outside and in motion has been my main distraction.