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Hamstring torn from pelvis in brutal ravine

Surgeon tells me I’ll never run again

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Geoff Talbot
Nov 18, 2025
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I slipped on a wet rock in Arizona, did the splits like a ballerina, and tore my hamstring clean off my pelvis.

Instant agony...

Then the ignominy of having Dr. Nick, an orthopedic surgeon with very large hands, stitch it back onto my ass.

I was left with a choice...

Do I say no to running for all eternity?

Or let the optimist inside of me wonder... Might I …

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