Day 89 (1/21): 6 miles / 1:00:19

Today's run felt pretty good... for the most part.  There's no question that not smoking makes a big difference in how I feel.  But, unfortunately, I think this problem with my hip is one that I am just going to have to deal with for the long haul.  With the time I've taken off so far, I would have thought that whatever injury I was dealing with would have been taken care of.  Sadly, this is not the case.  Instead, I believe I'll need to deal with it as I go and attempt to keep it from getting worse.  Of course, I will continue with lots of stretching, which seems to help a great deal.  From there I'm guessing I'll need to rely on ice and pain relievers.  I'll also continue to try to find new ways to alleviate the discomfort.  At this point I'm willing to try just about anything.  It's not so much that the pain is unbearable... I'm more concerned with the fact that it will be a very long 26.2 miles (as if that's not already a long way to go) if I have to deal with this discomfort the entire time.  Wish me luck!