I took off the Thursday and Friday because my hip was still hurting. I tried to remember to take ibuprofen every 4 hours but I kept forgetting and then I ran out. When I woke up this morning (after being out till 3 am at the Ani show) my hip was still painful. I picked up some ibuprofen and took one 600 mg dose and after waiting a couple of hours for it to kick in, I went for a SLOW run around the barracks.
After half a mile the pain was a low roar and I was able to get 4 miles in without altering my gait too much. Even though I only took off two days, and one of them would have been an off day anyway, I was still giddy to be running.
My current plan is to continue to take the ibuprofen every 4 hours for the rest of today, sleep in a little tomorrow and then take a dose when I wake up. Then I will go out and run a 4 mile minimum and possibly 6-8 depending on how it feels.
1 Mile Splits: 9:16, 9:14, 8:58, 8:50 (I must have been feeling better as I went).
Some stats:
Distance: 4.01 Miles
Time: 36:19 (pace: 9:03)
Average Heart Rate: 146 bpm
Calories Burned: 582
