First Known Woman to Run Boston Marathon After Knee Replacement

[email protected] HoustonMarathoner:Nation’sFirstKnownWomantoRunBostonMarathonAfterKneeReplacementSurgery Houston,TX,April7,2025–“Youwillprobablyneverrunagain,”werethewordsmarathonrunnerCarynHonigheardwhentoldsheneededakneereplacement.Provingmostphysicianswrong,Honigwentontorunthreemarathonsandthenqualifiedforthe2025BostonMarathon.OnApril21,shewillbethefirstknownwomantorunBostonafterkneereplacement. How?Honigpersisteduntilshefoundtherightsurgeon. CarynHonigdidherhomeworkandfoundRichardBerger,M.D.,aworld-renownedorthopedicsurgeonatMidwestOrthopedicsatRush,Chicago.Dr.Berger’sexpertisehasinpartemanatedfromanMITdegreethathasallowedhimtoinnovateinawaythatlimitsthecuttingofmuscles,tendons,andligaments—resultinginafasterandmoreeffectiverecovery. “Peopleshouldn’thavetorelinquishtheirdreamswithoutafight,”saysDr.Berger.“ItoldCarynIwouldmakesureshelivedherdreamtocontinuerunningmarathons—andshehasal