Back in the Groove

Strangely, that 10K at the Turkey Trot was my only bad day with my psoas. I took a bit of time off, then had a great December averaging 22 miles/week, and that's continued in January. I do have, still, a feeling of "old chewing gum" around my left hip, and ordered a blood test for my chromium and cobalt levels to make sure that they're still excellent like at my last look many years ago - metal allergy is a worry with metal hips. However, I don't think that's going on. There's still no indication of any symptoms indicating bone/metal interface trouble. I am also thinking about perhaps a hard session of Rolfing to break up the area. However, overall I can't complain. I've had pain-free running and my psoas issue seems genuinely to be getting significantly better with now many months of evidence, albeit setbacks with fast-paced pavement races. Slow trail runs are fine, at almost any distance. Today I did another 10 miler in Fall Creek, and these now seem like just a weekend run and not a big deal. And something I now take for granted I'll be ready to run again after a day of rest. I also tested my psoas in cross country skiing, where there's much more weight on my hip flexors to move forward - I did the Gin Flats trail at Yosemite 2 days ago. No hip trouble. Just some blistering from worn socks and poorly fitted boots.