1:11:21 (36:35/34:46). My legs felt a little weird this morning. Probably from the biking yesterday. I am a little dehydrated too, I think. Did you know that temperature readings are always taken in the shade? hmmm. The closest temperature reading to my house said 85F this morning -- it felt a little hotter than that. But, all is good, it felt great to be out, I feel strong and invigerated! So, I came home last night and found Dean fiddling with a hanger and a piece of paper? hmmmm. I asked him what it was (after I went on and on about the frustrations I am having with my grant) and he said, a compass to measure hip angle ... have I told you all that besides being a funny, handsome and good runner, Dean is also a huge geek (what is there not to love?). Anyway. He had taken a pants hanger (the kind with the circular cardboard piece on the long end) taken off the hook a the top and taped a paper with angles on it (that he had made from a statistical graphics package that we use). He then used my medal from the Des News 10K last year attached to a thin piece of elastic (used for conference badges) as a "plumb bob" (so it would hang taut). He then could find the top of his (and mine) hip bones and put the two ends (where the hook would be) on the front and back of the hip bones. Interesting. Pelvic tilt on his R side was about 4.3% and 2% on his left. This is a likely cause/effect from his current hamstring woes that have kept him from training for the last 5 months. Mine were 8%/9% (women have more pelvic tilt than men and 5-7% is considered normal) - not bad, and nicely balanced (if I do say so myself ;-) ). I tried to take a picture of it ... but I am not sure if my cell phone is capable of taking clear enough pictures to really convey the "contraption" in its fullest light. Have a good day bloggers!
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