I had an adventurous long run this morning discovering new territory, and some new pain. At mile 14 my hips starting tightening up and the last couple miles were slow, especially up the last hills where my stride became more of a waddle. I was all smiles though, as I was feeling pretty high at that point. My route was a decent mix of road and trail (60/40). Geoff, you ever run up the dirt portion of Johnycake Mt Rd. off Scoville Rd? That was all washed out in parts and like running in a boulder field. Here is the route courtesy of gmaps pedometer (my new favorite mapping tool): www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1179538 I still had to estimate on some of the trails as they weren't on the topo maps, and I think/hope it was a little more than 16.
I did a 15 minute ice bath afterwards. I screamed when I got in and then did the breathing-quickly-with-my-teeth-clenched thing (anybody ever see that Family Guy episode when Peter falls?) for the first few minutes. After going numb it was better, and quite rejuvenating.
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Ah, yes. The ice bath. I have not done that in a long time. Tough to endure, but you'll recover so much faster. I wonder if your hip pain is actually your IT Band. I've got a couple stretches for you.
When you say ice bath, do you mean a bathtub filled with cold water and added ice? I ought to try that on Saturday after my long run.
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