Recovering From Microfracture Surgery

AM - 15.1 miles with Sasha at 6:30am. It was pretty warm (28'F). The fact that we consider 28'F warm is kind of sad but it was very close to shorts weather. Still having issues with the knee every once in awhile but nothing bad. However, my hips are still not right. They seem to really tighten up about 8 miles into a run regardless of pace. The hips start to feel tired and then the upper gluteus and lower back start to feel it. Sasha noticed that my right leg does not move as freely and smooth as my left leg and this makes sense as it is my right leg that feels like it is not getting any push off and it feels like the knee does not lift as much, almost like it is lagging behind. So I guess I need to find someone to take a look at this. Overall we ran a pretty good pace today as Sasha wanted to pick it up every once in awhile throughout the run. So we picked it up to about 5:45-6:00 pace off and on for a total of about 3 miles I guess. Overall 15.1 miles at 6:44 average and the last 13 miles in 6:34 average.

PM - 4 miles no watch with kids. James picked it up the last 1/2 mile so a little faster at the end.

AM - Easy progressive run of 14.1 miles for me ended up with an average of 6:59 pace. Gradually got faster as I went with the lst few miles at about 6:15 pace or so. Started with Sasha and at the 10k mark he wanted to do his 7.5 mile tempo so I let him go and just did my own run. We linked back up at the end. Good run today but still need to get the hips fixed.

AM - Easy conversational 10.1 miles with Sasha around 7:35 average. Although weather was warmer, 37'F, it was raining which made it not much fun. I would almost prefer it be 10'F colder and snowing.

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AM - 15.1 miles in the heat wave at 6:30am this morning with Sasha. It was a balmy 39'F this morning and it was shorts weather again. We did the now somewhat routine 15.1 mile route and did 10x1min hard 1min easy in the middle. The 1min hard fartleks were at 5:12-5:20 pace for the majority of them and then the 1min rest was at about 7:10 pace. Overall average for the whole run was 6:59 pace. Felt ok overall but I still need to get the left knee and right hip fully healthy.

AM - 15.1 miles at average pace of 7:14. So the awrm weather quickly dissappeared and it was cold and very snowy and icy today. Overall a very uneventfull run until the very end when Sasha took a fall. He ended up with a bloody nose and bloody lip but other than that he said he was ok. I am off to Washinton state today to spend the holidays with the inlaws. We will drive to Bosie tonight and then the rest of the way tomorrow. The knee problem is still lingering thus the lack of second runs this week.