11/24 - off

Mon 11/23 - PM 50 minutes

Levittown. Right leg felt quite good all day at work, gracilis attachment near the knee hasn't bothered me at all since Friday so I had irrationally high hopes for this run. The tightness in both hip flexors that I felt running over the weekend no longer a factor which really got my hopes up. Reality set in after 15 minutes or so with stubborn soreness in hip flexor/adductor area. Locus of discomfort moved around a bit, until the last 15 minutes when the TFL and vastus lateralis were dragged into it. Finished in a foul mood went straight into doing compressions with the massage stick and stretching.

Sun 11/22 - AM 70 minutes easy

Area 51. Gracilis attachment that was quite sore and tender Friday surprisingly pain-free on waking up this morning, I'll chalk it up to stretching. Instead the hip flexors on both sides picked up where they left off yesterday, stiff and sore. Never really loosened up either, stride got shorter and shorter as the pace tailed off. Left with some adhesions in the upper sartorius area after the run. Could be worse could be better. Still light years away from being able to run fast without aggravating things.

Sat 11/21 - PM 55 minutes easy

Area 51. Leg recovered somewhat from where it was yesterday, although the gracilis attachment was sore at the start. Hip flexor on both sides were sore by the end of the run.

Fri 11/20 - off

gracilis attachment inflamed and sore all day, more so than it has been all week. Paying for that 10 minutes of faster running yesterday. Not back by a long shot, alas.

Thu 11/19 - PM 50 minutes

Longfellow loop. General soreness in both legs has diminished somewhat. Leg felt pretty good during the day at work. Did myself no favors by picking up the pace from 30-40 minutes. Felt awkward, TFL twinging, adductors started to feel sore as well. Despite the positive signs the right leg still not right, I harbor no illusions that it is, but I have found it encouraging that the iliacus hasn't been bothering me since starting back up with attempted comeback #4. Still wouldn't surprise me in the least if I were back to walking soon.

Wed 11/18 - 50 minutes easy

Coolidge to the river and back. Bit off more than I could chew in terms of a route, run went a little longer than planned. Kept it as flat as possible of course. Once again, everything held together well enough until the 45 minute mark when the right hip clearly had had enough. Not nearly as much of a pace change as yesterday though, both legs too sore for that. This general soreness is definitely from resuming running and wearing the funny shoes at work though. I can live with that kind of soreness as it's temporary.