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October 11, 2007
Cory Foulk - Ironman World Championship in Hawaii this
weekend!
For many who get the chance to even compete at this
prestigious event (it is by invitation only), this is
the ultimate competition. For Cory Foulk, it is just
another fun filled day to get some miles in as training
for the Ultraman World Championships in November.
http://www.ultramanworlds.com/
http://www.ultramanworlds.com/2007/bios/foulk.html
This weekend will be Cory’s 41st Ironman
competition, this being his 13th Ironman
World Championship and his 5th Ironman finish
since his hip resurfacing surgery on December 21, 2005
by Dr. Vijay Bose.
To give you an idea of the differences between them,
take a look at the distances for the Olympics, then the
Ironman, then the Ultraman!
In triathlon, there are basically four distances:
1.) Olympic Distance
Swim .9 miles
Bike 25 miles
Run 6.2 miles
2.) Long Course or 70.2
Swim 1.2 miles
Bike 56 miles
Run 13.1 miles
3.) Ironman
Swim 2.4 miles
Bike 112 miles
Run 26.2 miles
4.) Ultraman
Swim 6.2 miles
Bike 260.1 miles
Run 52.4 miles
Can you imagine anyone swimming 6.2 miles, let alone
bike and run those distances after??? Yikes!
Here are some details about how difficult it is to
get into these events and compete,.
Quote from Cory:
"Ultraman world's is by invitation only. Every year
they choose the top athletes from those that apply based
on their performance in the past years events. they are
then extended an invitation to compete.
From those that accept there is usually a 60% finish
rate. 40% of those that accept do not make the distance,
much less compete for the fastest finishing time in
their division.
Ironman worlds is the culmination of the years Ironman
distance events worldwide, with the top finishers in
each age group from 20 different races around the world
coming to Kona to compete to see who is best at that
distance. out of 20,000 who are racing worldwide
specifically for a slot in the Ironman worlds each year,
there are only 1600 who make it. Ironman world's has a
finish rate of around 92%, as everybody has finished an
Ironman in top position already that year making the
distance is not a deal."
Cory is 2nd in the world for Ultraman
finishes.
http://www.realendurance.com/AllTimeList.php?a=UMHI&c=280#Finishes
[more people climb mount Everest each year than have
ever finished an Ultraman in 23 years total - it is
difficult to finish].
In his current division at the Ultraman World
Championships (male, 45-49) he has placed 1st twice, and
second twice in four starts.
He placed third overall at Ultraman Canada last month
and second overall at Ironman revisited in August 2007
with his resurfaced hip!
http://www.ultramancanada.com/html/2007.html
http://www.challengedathletes.org/compete/Ironman2007Results.htm
Absolutely amazing! Cory deserves an applaud for his
efforts and it is great that he will speaking at the
Miami Ortho conference to help educate the surgeons that
running, is possible on these bionic hips of ours.
Don't Try This at Home, Bose Hippy runs marathon at under 3
months post op
Cory Foulk, some of you remember him as Dr. William Foulk,
ran a
Marathon yesterday.
http://www.hilomarathon.com/index.php?content=home
The guy is absolutely amazing. He had his hip resurfaced by
Dr. Bose on December 21, less then three months ago.
He started running at 3 1/2 weeks post op building up to 10
mile stretches at six weeks post op. Here is a quote from an
email I got from Cory this morning:
"tomorrow is my three month anniversary, I went under the
knife at 8:30 a.m. on the 21st of December. and yesterday, I
ran a marathon - 26.2 miles; finished, got a medal, a shirt,
and a pair of really soggy shoes, unreal. The hip just
totally performed."
He ran the distance, made the cut off with plenty to spare
and didn't hurt himself. He is just a little stiff this
morning but didn't even need any aspirin or ibuprofen.
Absolutely amazing. I would not recommend this to anyone
else to try, but it sure is nice to see that anything REALLY
IS possible with our new resurfaced hips. Congratulations
Cory!!
Vicky
LBHR Dr. Bose 12/01/05
Cory Ironman
Hi Everyone,
I just heard from Cory. The hip held up beautifully but the
unexpected rain made for a dangerously slick and challenging
course during the bike ride over the cobblestone roads. Cory
did not stay hydrated enough during the cycle challenge and
when the sun returned during the run, heat exhaustion took
over due to dehydration. He made it through six miles then
stopped at the medical tent for a professional opinion, they
iced him down and he drank water for about half an hour. He
got back into the race for another two miles then had to
stop. I hope he does not mind that I post his words below,
because to me, they are beautiful words for those of us who
can appreciate being whole again after the wonders of
resurfacing. I think Cory deserves a big congratulations for
raising the bar and showing what is possible in the world of
resurfacing. Here are his own words about the experience and
his new hip:
"the hip - well, I wouldn't have had the chance if I hadn't
undergone a brilliant surgery at the hands of vijay bose.
absolutely no pain; my cycling position requires that my
knee rise up to my chest (to the mid-point of my upper arm)
100 times per minute while under load - for six hours! are
you nuts? doing that has just been a dream for the past 5
years; longer in fact. geez. I was totally amazed.
when you train, you never really get down in that 'aero'
position and stay there all morning. you do it for a while,
then you sit up and take a drink, or look at the coastline,
or watch traffic, or whatever. then back down. during a
race, you just get down and go, and sit back up at the end.
unless somebody goes into the hay bails in front of you and
you need to evade, you just stay tucked in the whole time.
I fully expected to get off the bike and be stuck bent over!
I had that happen a couple of times : ) 'joe super-athlete'
- there you are, all bent over walking around like groucho
marx : )
that never happened. I was totally loose and ready to go
when I got off - now, for those of us with former hip
problems, let me say it this way "I was totally fine when
I
stopped, and swung my leg off the bike, easily clearing the
seat and back wheel"...other people would not understand
that. you would. just to be able to swing your leg up and
over something is such a blessing!"
We are all truly blessed to have found resurfacing and I
think Cory is amazing. To enter an Iron man Triathlon at 7
months and 2 days post op and the hip worked like a normal
hip should. :-) Cory will be back in action when he enters
the original Iron man in Honolulu Hawaii on August 13.
Open your eyes all you uninformed OS out there and take a
look at the possibilities resurfacing has to offer. Now if
only we can get this information into the hands of Floyd
Landis, the world would be a better place for those of us
that suffer from AVN/OA.
Vicky
LBHR Dr. Bose Dec 01 05
Ironman France August 2007
hot out? you have to be kidding! after swimming 2.4 miles
in the mediterrainian, then biking 112 miles through the
alps, we did a marathon on the cote d'azure that was just
unbelievably hot. having fun yet, doctor?
up the alps. we biked inland six miles up a river valley,
then turned and climbed 5000 feet up a ridge in the next
twenty miles. just up and up and up....
that is the operated leg toward the camera, you can see how
the muscle development came back and the flexibility.
excellent!
yes, I am smiling. it is one of those kind of smiles
though, like, "wow, what was that all about?" things.
Leg Length Issue Pre-Op
22mm leg length difference corrected by Dr. Bose
during Hip Resurfacing Surgery
Pre-op shoes:
The top shoe [right side] has a 12.5mm lift full length. I
was wearing a 6mm lift inside as well to help make up the
leg length difference. I used a pair with (2) 12.5mm sole
lifts stacked and no insole lift for the final Ultraman
event before surgery. They are on display at the local
cobbler's shop.
Rear view. Don't know why the right shoe is left in the
picture, but you can see the sole lift form the rear. This
made a lot of difference in how much pain i was in as well
as how my stride looked and worked. I think these lifted
shoes helped more than most things to keep me in action. My
massage therapist was of the idea that the lifted shoes may
have rotated the cysts out of the impact area or partially
out.
I also had a machinist make me an aluminum billet lift for
my right cycling cleat. It was hollowed out and very nicely
done, allowing a 12.5 mm lift with little weight or
complication.
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