Two in a row, and more new firsts

Can two BE a row?

In the great scheme of thing (my high-set goals) is nothing out of the ordinary. However, getting up before 7, and having a 40-minute working, let alone 2 days after another, is quite a new level of commitment to me.
Last night, with the pretty fierce winds, I could not bring myself to go outside and nirdic blade. I have to confess to myself, I also did zero push/situps.
This morning, skies were clear, the wind down to a mind breeze. I stumbled my way around some cyling paths and parking lots for a good 40 minutes. I noticed I take more time to cover given stretches than jogging. These blades really go slow when you stop giving very explicit input. Skiing on level snow may well be faster in the <10kph range. I was overtaken by lazy scholars riding their bikes about as slow as I can imagine while still reaching any destination.
there was another first : a tumble. I had just made way for a group of scholars on a narrow cycling path. The path sloped up slightly, and there were cracks in the asphalt. Perhaps I also tried to improve my technique at the same point, as I just lost balance. Contrary to my expieriences on rollerskis, my clothing survived this time. I was shaken for quite a while, managed only short proper skating intervals.
I need to get more glide from the left (non-pole) leg when open field skating. The short glide makes the technique more of a V1, not good. I just feel uncertain with my left skate, it feels left stable, like it tracks differently from the right. Open Field on the left side also is far from proper. V2 is a fight to keep up with myself, hmm. If I look at it from the bright side, it can only get better...
Does anyone knwo where the muscle soreness in my (especially) left outer upper hip / bum could come from? It makes me feel really clumsy all the time, and won't go away. Comes to me on the first minute I get out on skates, and it annoys me greatly.