May 7, 2011 - 7 miles - On the canal

After 4 weeks of hip troubles, things are looking up. Five miles last Saturday and seven miles this Saturday. Marla, one of my marathon buddies has also been injured and we were missing running in a big way. So as luck would have it, we are on the mend at the same time. It was so fun to catch up on life which I've really missed this past month. I feel so blessed to have wonderful friends to run with. This morning couldn't come fast enough for me to get out and go on a real run. I'm being very careful and cautious with my hips but overall, they felt pretty good for the duration of the run. I started getting a little stiff when I was done and decided to do a spin class and that helped loosen me up. Now I need to be good and use my foam roller. Not sure how to go from getting back to 7 miles to being able to run 26 (injury free) in five weeks but I'm still hopeful that I can do the marathon.