Marathon Misgivings

Registration for the Chicago Marathon in October is now open. My original plan was to train for and run it this year. Based on my brief foray into running last fall, I'm a little worried about my hips. For those of you that don't know, I have crazy hips that dislocate and get really sore if I run too hard. My hips feel great while running, but they kill me at night after running. This is the place I feel the difference between my pre- and post-pregnancy body the most. I'm thinking that trying out a new distance in a new body is probably not the smartest idea.  I ran the Covered Bridges Half when I lived in New Hampshire, so it's a distance I know my body can handle (or at least could pre-pregnancy). So I'm going to compromise and run a half marathon instead. Sigh.