Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

So glad to be back home and not nearly as cold as I was expecting.   Paula and I ran together and my hip felt okay.  Not the worst, but not better.   It felt so good to get out and be outside and run.

Ave Pace 9:11

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Met the BBK's today.  It has been a very long time since I have ran with them.  I can tell that my speed and overall training is suffering but it felt so good to be back.  The hip is the same and it will probably be that way for a while, but I can run.

Ave Pace 8:46

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Met Paula this morning.  My hip was sore and not happy at all!  I did not stretch or work it last night and that, along with yesterday's run was not a good thing.  

Ave Pace 9:46

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I had planned on running with the BBK's today but with my hip bothering me as much as it did yesterday, I decided to take the day off.  I did the hip strenghthing exercises out of this month's Running Times and then my usuall Yoga/Stretching routine.

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I got my husband's horrible cold.  I thought that he might have had swine flu, but the doctor said no, just a cold.  I started a Zpack and felt much better this morning than I did last night, but probably should not have run.  It was like Hobblecreek all over again.  Tight lungs, coughing, phlem....pretty nasty.  The only bright side is that I realized how sick I was when I ran Hobblecreek and that, yes, it affected my time.  

Hip is not getting better - not sure what to do.....Started my second round of prednisone and stretching/yoga still, but no improvement.

Ave Pace 9:28

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HMMMM....... I decided not to go out and run with the BBK's today so that I could stay close to home and stop at any time.  I also thought that this would help me control the pace - Big Fat Lie!     I started out feeling really good for about 1.5 miles and then the hip started it's usual nonsense.   I also picked up the pace much more than I should be right now, it wasn't really that fast - 8:30's but to fast considering my hip and rebuilding phase.   I started getting a weird pain in my mid/lower quad and not quite sure about it.  

 Lots of stretching, scrapping, the usual.  Day 2 of prednisone.

Ave Pace 8:49

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