Running five miles seemed like a reasonable proposition. After stretching for a while, I put on my shoes and went out the door. Within about 10 minutes it was clear that I wasn't doing myself any favors. The piriformis/SI discomfort was consistent. To avoid another two steps back, I cut the run short at 2 miles. Then I decided to go to the gym and see what I might be able to find there that wouldn't cause too many problems. I found that the elliptical trainer allowed me to "run" with virtually no discomfort. This is probably because the pain was firing on impact with the ground and this is low-impact. I did that for 30 minutes, then did some core work. I'll call it 3 miles worth of "running."
At least this may give me something to do for the week while I continue to try to stretch and heal. | 