Wow what a week. I played basketball last Wednesday night. Thought about taking a charge but decided otherwise….err…..mid-charge. I took an elbow to the ribs. Breathing was hard for a few days afterwards. Without realizing it, I was babying my right side causing a bit more stress on my left side (hip side). I also was running slower. Running slow is much harder on the hip then running a more brisk pace. I’ve found that when I run faster, there is less impact on the hip due to forward momentum. So after Saturday’s 6.2 miler, I decided I’d better not run the Sunday long run. Instead it was an easy/slow five miler around the river. Today feels better. I am stuck in a quality audit at work this week. This negates any chance of running during the lunch hour. So I will take a much needed running rest for the next couple of days. Basketball is a different story…..game tonight! Noooo charges…