Notes
The rest and ART helped enough that my hip felt better/ok when I woke up for this run. I did take some motrin as it still didn't feel great. The first 3-4 miles were more uncomfortable, but as seems to be the pattern, I felt better around mile 5-6. Because of the cold virus I've got, I felt more run down and less energetic than normal, and just told myself to let go of any expectations or judgments about pace and mileage and just get some time in on my feet. I have some wicked blisters on my left foot (toes) that began bothering me in mile 4! I ran back to the house at mile 10 to get some water and change my socks to try to alleviate the pain, and it seemed to do the trick. I was more thirsty than normal on this run (probably the cold), and so the last 8 miles I felt pretty dehydrated. But I got it done, slow and steady. And my hip held up ok. I'm sure the pattern of feeling it worse the next day will emerge....but I'm glad that rest helps and that I still feel ok for the final stretch of my long runs. That gives me confidence I can get through Boston without the hip giving me major problems.
Ran a few hills in this one too--elevation gain/loss was about 600 ft