Thanks for all of the good advice. Of course ... I mostly wanna hear what I wanna hear. I'm basically gonna play it by ear for a while. If I can run a little fine, if not I guess I'll deal. There are a few aqua bike events in my region as well.

However - this is the part when you all get to say "Dumbass" - it isn't all quite as cut and dried as medical experts originally thought. There is a body of literature out there that says people in good overall shape can do moderate impact running if they are careful. There is a body of literature that shows running places too much stress on the joints - and most of those cite a study done in 1999 and published in 2000 - implant technology has upgraded a lot in 16 years.

We'll just have to see what happens.

I know, I know ... Dumbass