Notes
Ok...After this run I came to the conclusion that it was time to stop fighting the nagging hip pain. My run on the island today felt horrible in many different ways. It served as a good reminder to do what I should've done 3 weeks ago...listen to my body and stop. I've decided that I will be taking a haitus from running for the time being. I don't know how long this will last. Perhaps a few weeks, perhaps a few months. Two weeks from now, I may do a test run and see if the hip pain has gone away for good. If it does, I may resume training. If it does not, I may decide to quit competitive running and move on to the next chapter of my life. Its a sucky way to end my best year yet in running. My first real injury. I always thought I was too tough and resilient to get injured. This one kind of snuck up on me. I am now forced to cancel my fall racing schedule which also means no CIM... Lets hope I can keep myself in shape through cross training the next couple weeks...I am afriad of getting fat & losing all the fitness I've spent the last year and a half building. I pray for better days ahead.