Where Did That Bench Come From?

After yesterday’s long road run, I found myself very sore around the hip area again today. This time, the soreness feels more in the bone than in the muscle, which is rather worrying. I sat at work all day with a heated wheat bag on my hip.

On the topic of my hip/glute issue, I tried another experiment the other day. I lay face down on my stomach and lightly put my hand on my left glute and raised my left leg. Straight away as I started to raise the leg, my glute fired into action. I then tried the same thing on the right side… nothing. No feeling whatsoever underneath my hand which shows that my right glute just isn’t firing. I really need to sort this out as I’m worried that I’m going to end up not being able to run at all. I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t run – get very fat probably.

My training schedule has me down for an easy six miles with Ruby today but due to the hip pain I decided to just try an easy four miles to the top barn, a loop around Sheephouse Lane, back to top barn then home. However, when we got to the top barn I was feeling surprisingly good so I met myself half way and did five miles. In fact, I was feeling so good that I decided to climb up to the Pigeon Tower via the steep muddy slope.

Ruby on the way up the steep muddy hill...




View from the Pigeon Tower...




Still feeling good we headed up to the Pike. Now, either I haven't been to the Pike for longer than I thought, or last time I was there I had my eyes closed because I have never noticed this bench before.



From the Pike we headed back down to George's Lane and then home via Old Rake, just getting in before I had to dig out my head torch.

Total distance - 5 miles