October 8, 1979 (Monday)

From running log:
Cross country practice. 1 mile warmup, 4 mile workout (5 miles total), on the roads (Crawford variation). Cool, windy, steady rain, 58F. Easy day before the race at Elroy tomorrow. My right hip is sore again, I hope that's not bad news. I hope for better weather tomorrow.

30 years later:
I was always worrying about my right hip. I'd strained a muscle there during the previous track season, and it flared up now and again during the cross country campaign. I've written before that runners are worriers and complainers, we not only whine to anyone who will listen about all of our aches and pains, but we also log them carefully so we can track them later. Yeesh. We are not quite hypochondriacs, but we are certainly nearer to that end of the spectrum.