Inch by inch

We ran a but under 10 miles last week and down the stretch I was fading fast.  I had some tough pain around my left hip area and my thighs.  Reflecting back on the run, I think I ran out of fuel; in other words, I bonked.  It was a cold day, I think without question the coldest day I've run in yet, so that was a good learning experience as well.  Learning how to cope with a cold day (about 40 degree), learning how the body warms up, learning how to put the shock of the cold behind you and to focus instead on the run. 

I did bring up my hip pain with my PT and was shown that a possible flaw in my biomechanics that could be leading to the pain.  I'm hopeful that the PT is right (I think she is), and so during tonight's 5 mile run I will try and focus and pay attention to how my hip is positioned during my stride.  We'll see.  Earlier this week my lower back really tightened up overnight knocking me out from a morning run.  I could barely roll myself on to my side, so there was no chance I could have done a 5 mile run.  For the first time in a couple of days I actually feel motivated to run. 

This coming Saturday we're scheduled to run 11 miles which will be a new PR for distance.  If my energy levels don't fail me and I can fight through the annoying pains I have during parts of a run, I'll feel reinvigorated.  Right now I am feeling a bit down and depressed b/c I can't seem to run without pain during these short distances - how can I expect my body to handle 26 miles?  One step at a time, I guess.