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Posted by Larry Allen on November 10, 2006, 7:22 pm, in reply to "Best of Luck To Larry today"
Message modified by board administrator November 12, 2006, 11:58 am

Don't know whether it is the percocet speaking but after 3 hrs of surgery this morning to reconstruct my heel and repair my achilles tendon.... I am pretty happy (buzzed?)!
Dr. Baumann, the chief orthopedist for the NY Marathon, spent his morning doing his best to fix me up at Roosevelt Hospital and afterward said that he feels that there is a good chance, post rehab, that I will be able resume "normal" activities. His definition of normal is the same as mine!
Longtime friends might recall that I had the other achilles tendon repaired a bit over 20 years ago (Aug 86) and the following fall, after 14 months of therapy and training, successfully raced the NY marathon (Nov 87).
Other injuries have taken their toll (hip surgery in 2000) and I guess the good news is this...I don't have much else to break or get fixed!
Now... I've been accosted from time to time on various pseudo running community bulletin boards (not this one) by johnny-come-lately joggers who think that I shouldn't have a voice in the running community due to my "retired" from competition status... and all I can say is this... If any of the naysayers want to join me for a little "jog" to talk about whether I am entitled to have a voice in the running community...that would be fine with me! On the Saturday morning before next October's MDI marathon, I am going to be lacing up my shoes for a run around Eagle Lake. If you want to tell me your opinion in person, great, just be fit enough to hold a conversation going up the god damn hill on the back side of the lake.

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Best of Luck To Larry today - gary November 10, 2006, 1:16 pm

Here is the speech Larry gave.... - gary November 10, 2006, 1:22 pm

Awesome Speech - Roger Marquis November 10, 2006, 7:25 pm

thanks - oj Logue November 10, 2006, 10:43 pm

Re: Here is the speech Larry gave.... - Mary November 10, 2006, 8:02 pm

response from OJ - OJ Logue November 10, 2006, 10:39 pm

DId anyone get pics from the Hall of Fame induction? - Mary November 11, 2006, 8:29 am

Re: Best of Luck To Larry today - Mary November 10, 2006, 3:16 pm

wooooo-hooooo - Larry Allen November 10, 2006, 7:22 pm

Re: wooooo-hooooo - Mary November 10, 2006, 7:50 pm

Re: wooooo-hooooo - oj Logue November 10, 2006, 10:49 pm

Re: wooooo-hooooo - Kristen November 11, 2006, 7:49 am

Re: wooooo-hooooo - gary November 11, 2006, 9:27 am

Re: Best of Luck To Larry today - oj Logue November 10, 2006, 10:45 pm

Re: Best of Luck To Larry today - John M November 11, 2006, 11:51 am

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--Previous Message-- : Don't know whether it is the percocet : speaking but after 3 hrs of surgery this : morning to reconstruct my heel and repair my : achilles tendon.... I am pretty happy : (buzzed?)! : : Dr. Baumann, the chief orthopedist for the : NY Marathon, spent his morning doing his : best to fix me up at Roosevelt Hospital and : afterward said that he feels that there is a : good chance, post rehab, that I will be able : resume "normal" activities. His : definition of normal is the same as mine! : : Longtime friends might recall that I had the : other achilles tendon repaired a bit over 20 : years ago (Aug 86) and the following fall, : after 14 months of therapy and training, : successfully raced the NY marathon (Nov 87). : : Other injuries have taken their toll (hip : surgery in 2000) and I guess the good news : is this...I don't have much else to break or : get fixed! : : Now... I've been accosted from time to time : on various pseudo running community bulletin : boards (not this one) by johnny-come-lately : joggers who think that I shouldn't have a : voice in the running community due to my : "retired" from competition : status... and all I can say is this... If : any of the naysayers want to join me for a : little "jog" to talk about whether : I am entitled to have a voice in the running : community...that would be fine with me! On : the Saturday morning before next October's : MDI marathon, I am going to be lacing up my : shoes for a run around Eagle Lake. If you : want to tell me your opinion in person, : great, just be fit enough to hold a : conversation going up the god damn hill on : the back side of the lake. : : : : :

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