Wayne had a golf tournament this morning and Larry's resting his sore hamstring so I ran the 10 mile Thursday run to Provo Canyon solo this morning. Because I knew they weren't coming, and because I stayed up too late last night, I ended up sleeping in this morning and leaving a lot later than normal. I paid for it, as it started getting rather warm by the end of the run.
I ran a little past the 5 mile turn around so I could have two full miles back to the mouth of the canyon. I wanted to keep the average pace under 7:20 for these two miles. My splits were 7:17 and 7:09. I then dropped to recovery pace as I worked my way up the 800 N hill and back to 800 E and 1200 N. I decided to try another sub-7:20 mile on the flat stretch between 800 E and Main on 1200 N and made it in 7:17. I finished the 10.5 miles in 1:29:54 (8:34/mi). My right hip (that has a little arthritis in it) is still sore in the mornings, some mornings worse than others, but it generally loosens up after a bit of running. I've never been very limber, and my right hip has been pretty tight for many years. I can cross my left leg over my right knee easily, but I couldn't cross my right leg over my left knee. Both my doctor and chiropractor suggested stretches (a long time ago) to loosen it up. I've finally been doing some stretches in past weeks and I think I'm making progress. I think some of the pain I've been feeling in the mornings in my hip may be related to me extending the restricted range of motion my hip has been used to for many years.
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