Had moderate soreness in my right hip (the long time problem one) after the previous day's run, so I took a day off. That said, I'm not particularly worried about it. It never felt misaligned or off balance, even afterwards, and it felt more just like a localized soreness than an injury. It's hard to describe exactly, but basically, there's a certain sort of off-balance feeling that really indicates possibility of injury, while general soreness in the area isn't necessarily so bad... I did a hard run on Sunday, and my hip is still the weakest link, so that's probably why it was the only really sore part of my body. With all of that in mind, I still really want to be careful, so I'm not going to take unnecessary risks. I spent close to an hour doing a couple sets of stretches (both static and active), which made things feel a lot better.
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