The Next Step

I did an easy 7 miles on the treadmill today. It was unbelievably cold today (around 10 with 30+ mph winds). I didn't want to get out in that mess. My hip felt better today. I got some new shoes so I am hoping that might help. I am keeping a close watch on the pain because I don't want to have a extended down time. I would rather miss a few days now than a few weeks later.

57:02

I had to travel out of town today and then had meetings until around 9:00 when I got in so I didn't get a run in today.

I am in Huntsville, AL today and the weather is great (45 degrees). I missed running yesterday and wanted to get in a tempo run today. I didn't have a measured course to run and I don't have a Garmin so I just ran on time. After a good warmup I was feeling fine (no problems with the hip) so I jumped into the tempo. I had my HR monitor so I got up in the tempo zone and ran for abour 28 minutes which should have easily been 4 miles. I did notice toward the last of the tempo run that I was feeling it in my legs. I feel like Cardio wise I could push harder but my legs don't feel like they could go much faster. I am not sure if this is lack of base or what.

60:30

Had a big weather change in Huntsville. Today it was 23 and very windy. I still was able to get in around 7 miles easy. My hip was acting up a little today so I will have to keep an eye out for tomorrow. At this point I am not sure if I should rest it or not. It is not so painful that I can't run. It just hurts enough to know that something is not right. Also, since some days are good and some bad I am not sure what to make of that.

56:10

I took the last two days off to rest my hip and make sure that I didn't make things worse. I did some exercies for the hip while not running. I wanted to see how it felt today and it was a great day outside so I really wanted to run. I started off a little sluggish from not running the last couple of days but soon felt much better. My hip was not hurting at all which is a good sign. I got through the whole way with no pain so tomorrow will be the next test to see if back-to-back days cause any problems. It was a great day outside and one of those runs that felt great and made me glad I am a runner.

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