All of your posts inspired me; after my run last Friday, I had a variety of issues, bunion rubbing and blister starting, even with Body Glide and Tekko socks, a very bad case of DOMS, and a knee feeling a little cranky (that might have been helped by my very hilly ride last Sunday). The hip was OK, hurt a little, but it was the least of my worries. So, I ran again today, with a very long stretching session afterwards, along with the foam roller. Then I went to the LRS and got new shoes; ones that have a wide toe box and have no seam or thing that's attached to rub my bunion. Since the bunion is not that big compared to others I have seen, I hope this will alleviate the issue.
My run today was 3 miles of rollers, with a little walking. The running part was probably 2.2 miles, because I had to warm up/cool down. But, I was dressed right for 39 degrees and I really enjoy running in the cold. I am still not using the Garmin, because I want to concentrate on just feeling comfortable and distance for awhile. The speed will come (well, back to a 10 minute mile).
I will probably run again tomorrow, in between the rain storms. Want to try out the new shoes.