#BearsOfBaylor — “I couldn’t walk for a week… [and] I only had one arm that I could use…”

“Like four years ago I injured my shoulder, and I injured my ankle… They weren’t quite bad enough to where I had to have surgery right away, so I went ahead and waited it out… They weren’t quite bad enough to where I had to have surgery right away, so I went ahead and waited it out and waited till I got to college.

“The first two weeks were pretty miserable; I’m not going to lie. I couldn’t walk for a week, so that was tough. On top of that, I only had one arm that I could use. Right after surgery I was like, ‘This was a terrible idea.’ But I know I’m going to be glad I did it later.

“Believe it or not, I did the Bearathon last year, and I’m trying to do that this year. My doctor might think I’m crazy — which I might be — but we’ll see. It just depends. I think I can; it just might not be very smart. I’m playing it by ear. I ran [the Dallas Marathon] four days before surgery.”

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