More About Dr. Gaughan

Dr. Gaughan is a competitive runner and has been one for almost 40 years. He was the former team captain of the three time national champion Millrose Racing Team of the 1980s (5K, 15K and 20K).  In his forties he was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis where the cartilage in one hip totally wore out leaving bone grinding on bone. All the specialists he consulted told him he would never run again. Eventually, about 6 years ago, he had a totally hip replacement. Again he was warned never to run again and to be happy going for a walk and riding a bike.

Several years ago Dr. Gaughan returned to running with a self-developed training program that tries to accomplish more on relatively lower running mileage and combines running with other forms of cross training such as hard spinning and weight training. He tries to run intensively when he does run while seeking to eliminate the “junk miles.” He also has to do much specific muscle and flexibility work to deal with the problem of trying to run on two physically very different hips, hips that do not work in combination like two natural hips.

This work has paid off and Dr. Gaughan has again become a competitive runner. He finishes in the top 5-10 overall in many local races and regularly comes in first in his age group. In 2008 he came in third in his age group in the National 5K Championship in Syracuse, New York. In 2010 he came in 4^th in his age group the National Masters championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also won three state championships:

New Jersey 5K Masters Championship   Pine Beach, New Jersey

New Jersey 8K Masters Championship    Madison, New Jersey

New Jersey 10K Masters Championship  Glen Ridge, New Jersey

In 2011 he won the New Jersey Road Runners Club 5K State Championship in Ridgewood, New Jersey.