On again. Off again.

So Christmas has again come and gone and I hope you had a great holiday! Mine was nice and relaxing and even did a nice 16 miler Christmas Eve morning. It was a cold one, though! I woke up that morning to a "Hard Freeze" warning. Let me tell you, it was definitely freezing! I met up with some friends around 6:30 a.m. to start the run before having to go to work (retail sucks!). I was hoping that it would be cold enough that I wouldn't feel the nagging hip issue I have been having since the beginning of December. I guess a Christmas miracle wasn't in the cards because I felt my hip at around mile 2. UGH! 

I decided to pretend that I didn't feel it and keep running. The plan for the run was to do half-marathon goal pace (6:15) for the last 6 miles, which I did, but this really aggravated the hip =( I pushed through and was able to finish the last mile in 6:10 but when I stopped running I could barely walk without limping. This really worried me. I hadn't felt pain in the hip all week; only some tightness. I woke up Christmas morning with some soreness and decided not to run and let my hip settle down a bit.  This seemed to help. I was able to get an easy 6 miles in on some trails around Folsom Lake, with my dad, and had only minimal pain and some tightness. Today was even better! I was able to get a tough track workout in and felt no pain. YAY! I am still feeling some tightness, which has started to be present throughout the day now.

I am going to go see a sports masseuse after the new year as one final plea before the Houston half-marathon. Only 2 1/2 weeks away! :)