But…we got out there and did it! Consistency pays off. Yay us!
MOWC - I hope you liked running along the canal this morning! We run along there sometimes and the Cultural Trail downtown on our Friday morning runs with Back on My Feet. Doing 6 miles in the heat and humidity probably wasn’t fun, though! Let me know if you are ever in town for a longer trip and we could meet up for a run!
abasket - your weekend sounded so fun! I hope your cough clears up.
sabaray and FallGirl - Yay for you two getting out there and running in the heat and humidity.
Last night was a 3.8 mile run with the running club. I ran with an older guy (67) and was pretty concerned about him, the heat seemed to really be bothering him. He held up, though, and finished the run.
“It was lovely that the hotel radio alarm in my room went off at 3 and I couldn’t get back to sleep.”
Aack!! I hate that. Mr. always unplugs those and makes sure they are completely disabled. One time he underestimated the marvel of Japanese electronics… The unplugged Sony radio alarm went off in the bathroom where he put it! It is a miracle it did not end in the toilet! 
I’m pretty technical, but I have not yet mastered Hilton clock radios.
C3B- I’ve run along the canal and cultural trail once before. It took me about a mile through downtown to get to the canal. I ran around the NCAA headquarters, too.
Rode my bike to yoga and back home. Took a vinyasa class with a teacher who was new to me. I think changing up teachers/routines is really important. I worked much harder in this class because of the newness factor. She did not end the class with a traditional savasana–we did a silent meditation in padmasana (lotus pose).
I think people do this as a prank. I always check the alarm clock in hotels, even if I don’t need an alarm.
I agree, Bromfield - my Reformer class last night was a level one but a substitute teacher. Very different, more challenging than a Level 2 I’ve taken with a regular instructor. As a result, I’ve signed up for the rest of her classes this month!
Here is an update from my doc visit. We both agreed that even though the injection did zip for me, the increasing hip pain signals that that’s the problem spot. Doc sent me for another round of fancy pictures to look closer at the bones and tendons etc. in the hip/pelvic area. It could be a hairline fracture or a torn something or a whole 'nother issue that is not healing. At least my spine is fine! It sounds like I might be grounded for a while! 
I told Mr. that I would be beefing up my upper body strength in the meantime.
So sorry for all the hassles with this problem BB! You have (seemed) to be very patient…that is tough.
I know that you would appreciate a “plan” and road to full recovery. Hoping for that!
Yes, I like plans. As far as pain goes, I am a cat because they never demonstrate to the world that they are in distress. I can hide my pain well, and that really puzzles Mr. Why are you doing XYZ at the docs? Are you sure it is that painful? You seem to be fine. Drives me crazy.
So, a Q for Michael: what kind of exercises can a gal with a functioning upper body do while her lower body is not cooperating?
Oh, I just love the question “Are you sure it is that painful?” Arrgghh!
Sorry that you’re still in pain and that it has you sidelined. I hope the new fancy pictures can show what the problem is. You are a good sport about all of this.
Thanks! I just hobble along.
I am convinced that I am paying for the rickets I had as a baby. Mom detested cod liver oil… never took it. But when her baby was diagnosed, she was devastated. I was spoon-fed the damn stuff like there was no tomorrow.
So sorry BB! Frustrating. Your attitude is good. I’m impressed. It can be SO hard to diagnose these things.
My travel day was difficult yesterday and my food choices (that I made) were beyond terrible. I had a Burger King chicken sandwich and some (not all) fries at one airport and a big bag of Nuts on Clark popcorn at Midway. Dinner was a small package of Lirna Doones that is he hotel gave me in my welcome bag. I felt awful. The Burger King wasn’t really my fault. No time for the better choices.
Doing better today. At least I’m eating real food! There were 12 tubs of candy, pretzels, Slim Jim’s and nuts lined up for snacks at my mediation. I just had a small mixed bowl. No candy. Iced tea instead of Diet Coke.
Hal Higdon tip of the day-
TIP OF THE DAY: I recommend doing the long runs 30 to 90 seconds or more slower than race pace. Running long at race pace is like doing a race a weekend, which is the path to self-destruction. Even the Kenyans don’t do their long runs at 4:45 mile pace. A survey by Runner’s World’s Amby Burfoot suggested that the fastest runners actually ran their long runs the slowest, relative to race pace. The difference between how fast you run during training and how fast you run during the marathon itself is that before the latter, you taper for a full 3 weeks so are ready to give 100 percent effort. The long runs are for reasons other than learning how to run at race pace.
Bunsen, so sorry to hear all of this! I so wish you were feeling better.
Food is really becoming a problem for me. I have had this overwhelming craving recently for Chik-fil-a. I can’t even remember how long it’s been since I had fast food - several years - but I’m about ready to cave for this one sandwich.
That’s a good Higdon tip and one I haven’t always heeded. Okay, haven’t heeded at all. Thankfully I have learned the error of my ways!
BB, do you ave access to a pool? You could swim and if that hurts, just pull. Put a pull buoy between your legs and just use your arms.
So sorry this hip thing is dragging on.
BB, so sorry to hear about your continuing hip ordeal. Some things you can do that don’t involve any lower body engagement include: bench presses, seated shoulder presses, seated shoulder lateral and front raises, reverse flies, pec flies on a bench or machine, seated cable rows, seated cable chest presses, seated cable torso rotations, seated bicep curls with Dumbbells or cables, seated Lat pull downs, seated rowing, seated tricep push downs, supine tricep presses, prone Y’s and T’s. Can you tolerate planks? If so there’s a ton more stuff you can do on the floor or on a stability ball. If you can tolerate some engagement of lower body for stability or limited motion, there’s also some other stuff I could recommend. For cardio, an upper body ergometer.
Thanks, Michael. Very helpful! I can do planks and pushups and much more…
I am just trying to piece together a plan for the future - if I end up on crutches after a surgical procedure.
For now, my half in August is under a big question mark…
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Sabaray, perhaps your chicken craving is temporary. Today is national fried chicken day and I’ve gone crazy watching our fav chicken place in Ohio - Hot Chicken Takeover - post pics on social media all day…I’m having chicken for dinner - but sadly it’s not fried!