Friday, November 20, 2009

The bad and the good

My left hip has been hurting--a lot. A dull ache that doesn't seem to be going away. And I've been reluctant in getting it checked out, but then it started hurting when I would sleep on it. Grr. I've eased back the running and have been concentrating on strength, especially my hip flexors. It's getting much stronger, but I did suck it up to make a doctor's appointment. I just want to make sure that it's nothing serious. *Fingers crossed*

The Running Company group run meet up. Time Warner Center

I started running with a running group and even though it's disbanded for the rest of the year, I'm looking forward to it starting back up in the new year. On Thursdays and Sundays, it's a women only group. Even though there are co-ed groups, and I would love to join them, right now, those are the only days that I can make. The women are awesome. So welcoming and encouraging. It was a wet, cool run in Central Park. We ran up E. 59th, did the top portion of the Resevoir and back down to W. 59th. All in all about 4.5 miles. Part of it and especially near the end, I could definitely feel my hips and low back, but it wasn't too terrible. I just need to relax more and not tense up my shoulders and arms. As long as I continue to do more strength training and watch my form, I think that next year, I'll be able to run more quality races.

2 comments:

erin said...

When you run hills, run as if something's strapped around your hips and keep everything else straight. instead of being hunched over! i'm glad you're going to the doctor! i know i'm bad about it too, but we're lucky we have insurance!

lucky! running group! did it cost anything?!

we'll run another race together ASAP!

Shirley said...

Awesome about doing the running group! On an completely unrelated topic - I want to look for a book club here.

Hope your hip feels better soon and have fun at the Turkey Trot!