4.6 miles right after work, from the lab, all I had time to fit in. Ran in the old red Kinvara 3s and my hip, which felt slightly wonky, got the tightest it's been at any point in this training cycle. I think running on the super sloppy trails last Friday put it in a sensitive state, and these shoes messed it up. I finished the run, saw how unevenly worn they were (they were literally forcing my foot to buckle in, which was what caused the extreme hip pain before), and chucked them in the trash to avoid the temptation of wearing them again and really messing myself up.
Later, 6.1 miles more in my Zoom Streak LT2s. The hip was touchy from earlier, but I could tell that it wasn't getting any worse. Still, I kept it short to be safe. I'm pretty confident that I won't have a setback, but I'm going to be EXTREMELY cautious over the next few days. I'd like to get in a long run on Saturday still, but if I can't, I'll accept that. I'll probably double tomorrow to avoid going longer than 8 miles in a single run. In any case, if being cautious means having a second week in the training cycle under 70 miles, so be it. My #1 goal of this season is to stay healthy, not to rack up mileage.
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