After A Nice Rest - Let's Go Running

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I haven't run in a week to try and give my thigh a nice rest from the consistent nagging pain.  With the pain I had been having following every run that took a day or two to get over I thought it was time for a forced rest.  At the time, the Publix Georgia Half Marathon was just over two weeks away so I decided that was the best time to take the break.

The thigh has been feeling good almost the entire time, but I knew that wouldn't be the case if I would try to run.  The pain was typically only there if I ran but even though I didn't feel the pain each day I knew I still needed to give it at least a week.

The Test Run

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I finally was feeling better enough to give the back and butt a run for it.  I decided this morning that I would go for a test run this evening if I felt good all day and I didn't have one pain at all.  The day did turn out that way and I had no pain at all throughout the day.

I started with a walk just to give it one last go at a brisk pace just to make sure there was no pain and there was none.  I started the two miles out really easy tuned in to every stride and every part of my back, butt, and legs.  I was ready to stop if anything at all came up and started to cause any pain or discomfort.  The run went really good and I didn't experience any pain whatsoever.  My legs were a little tight as I would expect them to be after not running for 9 days, but they still felt fine and didn't fatigue at all throughout the run.