Hips Don't Lie

I've been neglecting my hips.

This morning was 4-mile run day at the gym. I just run around the track, which is admittedly quite boring, but I'm not up for outside runs on the hard concrete sidewalks in 30-degree weather these days. So, around and around the track I run. 42 laps for a 4-miler. It's a small track.

By lap 35, my left hip was screaming at me. I slowed my pace but by lap 40 you could scarcely call what I was doing running. I was shuffling. I decided to walk the last 2 laps, which frustrates me because I don't ever walk my workouts. But better that than overdo it and end up with more serious hip troubles.

On a side note, I've appeased myself by saying 42 laps might actually be a little more than 4 miles. The sign on the track says 10-11 laps is a mile. This also frustrates me because, hello, there is a difference between 10 laps and 11 laps, and a whole heck of a lot of difference between 40 laps and 44 laps. This is a skinny track, just barely two lanes worth, so its not as if the 'inside lane' and the 'outside lane' differ that much in distance. I've decided to consider 10.5 laps to be 1 mile, but perhaps the sign makers were just to lazy to measure and it turns out that one mile is 10 laps plus 3 feet, or something like that.

Back to my sore hips. After I'd cooled down, did some light stretching, and showered, my left hip was feeling better but my right hip was acting up. It may be from the rowing machine that I did yesterday, which I did for longer and a little harder than normal, so I'll ease up on that. But I also found a whole host of hip exercises and stretches I should be doing that I'm not. Tomorrow is my 'rest' day, I think I'll take that opportunity to get in some good stretches. I'm admittedly a slacker when it comes to stretching. I do about 10 minutes worth before my run and 5 minutes after, but its not very strategic.

Coming up for the Davidson family: Kindergarten parent/teacher conference on Thursday. We got Travis's report card last week, which was positive and pretty much what I expected. A few areas identified for improvement, nothing earth-shattering.

Friday night I have a girls-only birthday party for a college friend that I am super-excited about. We're going to dinner, and a Fort Wayne Komets game. There's something about a girls' night out that includes a hockey game that I find absolutely fabulous. We'll spend all weekend with these college buds as they are also having a get-together at their house Saturday night. Much fun will be had.

Yay.