5 miles in 40:16, 8:00/mi, HR 169. Been a long time since I've posted. This is my first officially sanctioned run since the hip surgery. Short tryout runs on the treadmill at the PT don't count. Neither did the trail "hike" I did with the dog a few weeks ago where things felt so good that I wound up running short stretches. Nor did the dog walks that turned into dog trots. The run was decent enough. Pretty beat by the end....sad that it only took 5 miles to do that. Groin was sore afterwards but no sharp pain so that's a good sign. Dealt with some hip tightness but that seems to be improving with the abductor strengthening. Still relearning to walk and run without hiking my left hip protectively with every stride, not easy when its subconsiously implemented. | 