Spring Training

Wow, it's been a while since my last post. So, I'll just toss a quick update on here. I'm back in Florida for another year of spring training and I'll be here through April 2. As for the running? It's been kind of sporatic of late.

I've gone running a handful of times since the marathon, but I've still been dealing with some leftover right hip soreness -- the problem that came up during the race. I took a week off after the marathon, logged 21 miles the next week, and then decided I was aching a little too much to keep going.

So, for much of the past month, I've stayed away from running, spending more time lifting again in the gym. Nothing wrong with pumping the ol' iron, which I didn't do much while in marathon training. I did 3 miles on the treadmill yesterday at a 7:20 pace and actually felt great, and after a day off today, I'm planning on logging 5-6 miles early in the morning.

I'm trying to be smart and just run to tolerance right now. It seems like the longer I run, the more the hip thing comes up. On 3-mile runs, it's not a problem, but once I get up to four or more, it begins to irritate me. So, hopefully doing some strengthing work in the gym will help me recover.

That's it for now. It's been awesome to be outside, running in shorts again down in this Florida weather. Goodbye, winter.