Sun 9/19 - AM 90 minutes incl. 3.6 mile road race

The back end of the ill-advised weekend double went better than expected. Sluggish and unmotivated warming up, hobbling around on the left hip which was tight and sore after yesterday. Some last minute direct pressure on the TFL area ended up being a life-saver as it released the worst of the sticking and opened up my stride so that I could run halfway comfortably. The area remains an ongoing mess though. Lingering fatigue and tiredness left me feeling quite vulnerable on the starting line. In the end though ran alone from the gun, felt relaxed if not particularly quick. Splits of 5:15, 5:30, 5:16, and 3:14 for the last bit. The location of the second mile marker seems to vary a bit from year to year, this year it seemed a bit further down the road. Easy relaxed 45 minute cooldown in Area 51. Feeling pretty satisfied with myself for pulling this one out of the fire until I looked at previous years' results. Hard to believe I cruised through 3 miles in under 15 minutes on this thing three years ago. I could have done the same three months ago when I was fit and running track races, but even that now feels like it was three years ago, before the left adductor and iliopsoas started plaguing me in August. Avoiding any fast stuff, even strides, of course leads to no sharpness in the legs at all right now as a result. Weather conditions generally favorable if a little on the muggy side.