Early Morning Run

These are always hard to do;  hard to get to bed in time to get up so darned early.  But, I managed to get up and do a 5K this AM.  We'll see if I can manage to do a weight work out tomorrow.

Another Run

Feeling good after that four mile run on Sunday, of course I had to repeat it today.  I was even brave enough to time myself.  44 minutes.  Felt great about that;  11 minute miles.  That's good for slow ol' me, especially after taking so much time off and not having been brave enough to do any sprinting yet.

Feelin' Good!

Went out for a run yesterday.  With no specific time/distance in mind.  Just ran. 

Went out later to check the mileage.  I was hoping for 3 miles.  It was 4!  Fantastic!!!

Two Runs

Ran both Sunday and Wednesday.  Been doing a bunch of gardening (lifting heavy containers, soil, raking, etc) so I skipped my weight work out on my weekend and felt OK about it.  The last run felt better than it has in a while.  Hip still a bit tender though.

Again

Did my weight work out after work today.  Not happily, but I did it.

Some Runs

I hate it when I forget to log a run.  As in Sunday's run.  I ran Sunday.  Without the dog this time.  Sometimes she helps, sometimes she hurts.  So Sunday I left her home.  Ran about 2 1/2 miles again.

Then today I managed to get up early - 4:30AM - and run another 2 1/2 miles.  Felt good.  Barely fit it in before work, especially with needing to do the stretching and ice packing on my hip.

Before I feel toooo good about myself, I skipped my weight work out on my weekend;  felt too busy and out of time.  Not good.  Will I do it tomorrow?  We'll see........

A run AND weights

Yesterday after work I ran the same two miles again.  Felt even better.  I'm not too surprised at the difficulty.  After all it has been six weeks of rest.  My hip wasn't too sore afterwards but I performed the required stretches before and after the run and then applied the ice pack.

This morning I managed to get up early enough to fit in a weight work out.
I know I'm going to be sore from this for a while.  Ouch.  Already am!

Running Again

Well I finally did the smart thing and saw a doctor about my hip pain.  After xrays and all;  he said it wasn't a stress fracture - (I don't remember the exact diagnosis name) - but he compared it to a shin splint, but in my hip.  Gave me some stretches to do and said to ice it after I run.

So today I went out and bought these

and ran two miles.

Felt OK.  Felt good actually.  Really good.

Although my hip hurts a bit now, I'm no longer worrying that I'm making it worse.  I'll continue with some short runs, and the stretching, and the ice packs, but at least I'm back in business and that makes me very happy!

Lesson learned:  Don't self diagnose!!!