Almost There

Recovery seems to be almost complete from the marathon with the exception of the continuing nagging of my right hip. I'm not sure what to make of it really. It doesn't seem to be anything structural, it's more of just a nagging pain in my hip/butt area. Actually I don't even know if I want to call it a pain. It's really more of just a general feeling of weakness in the area. My gut tells me that I can run through this and as I continue to add mileage it will eventually dull and become a non-issue. That's the way these things usually work with me. However, I'll continue to monitor (and probably wine about it) over the next few days to see if it worsens at all.

Today was a nice 16 miler on the Chicago Lakefront. I tried not to look at my pace too much during the run as I just wanted to run by feel, but when I got to the turn-around point and saw it was hovering around 6:30, I knew I was in for a good day. I ran comfortably for the remainder of the run and finished in 6:23 average. The hip (I refuse to say I have a butt injury) was manageable and the legs and general breathing felt great. For the first time since the marathon, I actually felt like a runner again. Nice.