Ok, one last run for the week, then I can call it a success. Met up with Sean in Starkey park near the horse corral about 6:30 and headed out on the sandy off-road trails. I was thinking about doing 5 or 6 miles. When we got out by the power lines, about 2 miles out, we could turn left and go another half mile and go straight for another mile out to get in six. I decided on 6 so we went that way , turned around and came back. There were a couple of spots on the trail that were flooded out so we had to kind of slow down and walk on the trail edge or go around a little bit. Run felt pretty good, the soft ground was easier on my legs but it was slower going. The pace felt nice and relaxed - about 10:00 average pace.
Got back to my truck, said goodbye and headed back home. Sean went out for some more miles (19 total). He headed back out the same way, but turned left at the spot where we went straight. He came across a pretty good size alligator which he had to carefully make his way around without getting eaten. Tuesday I have a doctor appointment to see what is wrong, why I can't get rid of this pain in my hip. Hopefully nothing is broken. This past week I did a set of hip mobility exercises which Jenny has been telling me to do. I have done them before but I did them almost every day and noticed some improvement. I'm going to run on Tuesday morning before my Dr. appointment because when I went to see the physical therapist I had not run so I was unable to point to exact spots where the pain was. So, for the doctor I'll be ready when he asks me where it hurts.
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