Easy five miles just to test the glute muscles after a day off. It was mentally tough more than physically painful. There was some sensation of discomfort with almost every stride and it was thinking about that discomfort throughout that was more difficult to manage than the discomfort itself. When I ran with what felt to be my "perfect" form the discomfort was minimal, but the discomfort re-emerged when I let myself get a little sloppy. The pain was not referring down my leg so much today; it was staying local--just a pain in the butt.
Lots of stretching and some core work through the day. My right hip/glute region is so much tighter than my left.
Congrats to all who ran the Strider's 10 miler. Another excellent showing from the FRB crew.
I'm still planning to run Canyonlands next weekend and I'm trying to think of this injury maintenance as a taper. | 