An unplanned day off. I took today off, because the left outside portion of my hip is sore. Again, I am paranoid because my previous stress fracture began as deep buttock pain (felt muscular). This ache does definitely feel muscular or similar to a hip flexor strain, extends some to the front of my hip, but also the side. As I type this on Thursdy morning, I don't feel it at all when I walk. I will attempt to run later in the day to "test" it. Of course, I will probably be overly cautious, as the race is 24 days away (yes, I have a countdown timer on my computer)! | 