Good day, then not as good day

Tuesday RUN 4.5 miles in 42 mins
              BIKE COMMUTE 14 miles
Wednesday BIKE COMMUTE 14 miles

I'm enjoying an extra 5 miles in TGP on the way to work while the weather is so wonderful. I say that now, Weds at midday while a forecast of rain and hail is looking at my commute home. And I have 3 windows open at home. Of course I didn't remember that until I was a few blocks away from work this morning. It started raining again as TV and I finished lunch...but looks like I have a break to finish my assay. Otherwise I ride home then have to drive back.

Yesterday's run was great, I kept it easy and flat just out to TGP and back. It was warm enough to pull my t-shirt off! One bad spot when I rolled my left ankle on some gumball tree debris, after the sun came up I realized that the fresher green colored ones were hard to see in the dark. I had my knuckle light, but didn't have it on at the time. After that, I did! Dammit! But no lingering effects from that.

Today after a long dog walk my hip is still popping. It's a pop that feels like it's coming from the socket? I'm googling anatomy of hip flexors and muscles. Today I have a pained sartorius? muscle, I think that's what hurts today. That sounds familiar, like a word I typed in the past week as I've been looking into this. As that connects the anterior superior iliac at the front of the hip to the medial knee, it might explain my mild and occasional knee discomfort (sometimes a pain). It's right at the surface, I can rub and massage what hurts not that it's making a big difference. But the connection at the hip that's bothering me is less outer hip and more inner.

In reviewing my training log the past few months, I did find that I've had these exact symptoms in July after CMAR, and I think in June as my miles increased. What I remember from that is that running didn't hurt as much as walking, sleeping was the most painful, and I discovered I had a very tight set of quad muscles. All 3 true right now. And the reason that a few weeks ago I started a "hip stretching routine" that I've been less dedicated to once things improved. So it's looking like a repeat performance by this... is it an injury?

I wonder that because from what I remember before this just went away. An injury wouldn't just fade out, would it?

As of right now, my quads are tight, I can feel what I'd normally called 'taper pains' in my knee, sleep is difficult because that's when it seems to hurt the most, my femur bone has a "ache" to it which makes sense if hip flexor and quad muscles pull on that bone, and my hip pops when I walk.

I run with the group tomorrow, I'm taking this one day at a time. See how that goes! In the meantime, I'm mapping out pace charts, drop bag packing, and emailing runners for ideas and advice. I contacted the Kansas Trail Nerds as recommended by JA but the reply was "you should post to facebook". I really dislike f^cking facebook.