I'm hip, I'm with it.

Last night HP03 ran six quick miles - mainly on a nice, squishy, rubber track one mile from her house. A cramp across the top of her foot went ignored throughout the run as she stuck to HP02's motto, "Balls to the wall."

Post-run, HP03 experienced some pain in different parts her left leg. Apparently, the positioning of your foot strike is in fact important and can throw off many a muscle etc.

This morning as HP03 put her right foot, then left foot to the floor she stumbled across her room as the pain shot like a hot knife through butter across her hip.

She recovered, made 95 trips up and down the stairs in her new three story house to do/get laundry and made it to the office. She has hobbled all day. She is an old feeble woman, yet somehow remains a total badass. Go figure... However, she is considering a total hip replacement of her left hip, but has discovered some major drawbacks and has instead opted to cross her fingers real tight and treat it like a pissy sore muscle.

The moral of the story to all you HPs out there who are embarking on your running regimine is: don't force your entire body to compensate for a little pain for however many miles. It's very important to stay flexible and loose while running. Stop. Stretch it out. Carry on.