The bad news is that former world class marathoner Dick Beardsley went under the knife once again last fall, this time on his back (the procedure is called XLIF). The good news is that Dick reports that he back to 50 miles a week following his total knee replacement from a year ago.
Against the Wind, a movie about Dick's life, is now in production. I wouldn't be surprised if they have to rewrite the ending- Dick just never knows when to quit!
Showing posts with label Dick Beardsley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dick Beardsley. Show all posts
Friday, May 14, 2010
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Beardsley Update
Dick Beardsley, knee replacement and all, ran 34:59 at the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving (4.748 miles). 7:22 per mile
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Dick Beardsley Back Racing After Knee Replacement
Beardsley survived a farm equipment accident in which he broke his back and mangled one of his legs, three car accidents and an addiction to painkillers, which he overcame 13 years ago. He had a knee replacement in January and back surgery in August -Hartford Courant
MY COMMENT: And I thought I had injuries! I guess you can never count out Dick Beardsley, but if it were me I'd have taking up swimming and cycling a long time ago. He's running the historic 4.7 mile Manchester Road Race this weekend. This race got it's start in 1927!
That's Beardsley tying with Inge Simenson of Norway at the 1981 London Marathon. When's the last time you saw somebody do that at a major race?
MY COMMENT: And I thought I had injuries! I guess you can never count out Dick Beardsley, but if it were me I'd have taking up swimming and cycling a long time ago. He's running the historic 4.7 mile Manchester Road Race this weekend. This race got it's start in 1927!
That's Beardsley tying with Inge Simenson of Norway at the 1981 London Marathon. When's the last time you saw somebody do that at a major race?
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