For the first time since I began running in earnest this year, I felt as if running this morning, while I am still dealing with my hip injury, may have not been wise. From the very beginning of the run, the pain was quite prevalent. But my compulsion to at least “stay in touch” with running led me out the door. The run was almost painfully slow, but despite the hip soreness and pain, and despite the light, misty rain that stuck to my glasses making it almost impossible to see, I gotta take it for what it was, and at least I was mobile, and out there. On with the show, my PT is tonight.
Numbers:
| Total Time (h:m:s) |
0:32:53 |
10:41 pace |
| Moving Time (h:m:s) |
0:32:53 |
10:41 pace |
| Distance (mi) |
3.08 |
|
| Moving Speed (mph) |
5.6 avg. |
7.2 max. |
| Elevation Gain (ft) |
+237 / -227 |
|
| Temperature (F) |
44.6F avg. |
44.6F high |
| Wind Speed (mph) |
NE 3.5 avg. |
NE 3.5 max. |
Today I ran for the first time since Tuesday (five days ago). I saw a Physical Therapist yesterday who examined me, analyzed my running and put me on a stretching program (link to PDF of his recommended stretches here). He also had me do a little bit of Pilates, which I had never done before. While I was doing the Pilates stuff, it didn’t feel like it was working me that much. I am used to breaking a sweat at the Y, and also when I run. I figure if you don’t at least break a sweat, it isn’t worth it. Well, this morning I could definitely feel it. So maybe there is something to it.
Anyway, normally I would do 10 miles on my “long run” day, but he said for me to just do a little, and while I still have pain, it’s tolerable at the moment. While on the run, I could feel some discomfort, but I was not concentrating on it. In fact, I felt elated just to be running again. I grabbed the iPod before I went out the door and put it on shuffle. The song of the run, as hokey as it may sound, was “Dancin’ On The Ceiling.” The sun was out, and I was running again! Oh yeah, baby. For historical and selfish reasons I want to keep track of what I do as I try to heal, so here are my numbers for today:
| Total Time (h:m:s) |
0:29:55 |
10:00 pace |
| Moving Time (h:m:s) |
0:29:56 |
10:00 pace |
| Distance (mi ) |
2.99 |
|
| Moving Speed (mph) |
6.0 avg. |
7.7 max. |
| Elevation Gain (ft) |
+237 / -227 |
|
| Temperature (F) |
32 deg. F avg. |
32 deg. F high |
| Wind Speed (mph) |
E 5.8 avg. |
E 5.8 max. |
