A lovely crisp morning today, sun out, slight chill, not too bright… perfect running weather and, with my legs feeling much better I took total advantage of it, posting my best time in ages and running at my goal pace for the Brighton Marathon of just over 8mins 30secs a mile.
At some point in the morning, I got a note from a fellow runner who had been put on to the site. Claire Higgins who works for travel website V:Travelled is running the London Marathon and is also suffering from shin splints… we exchanged a couple of emails, where I was surprised at what an expert I’ve ended up becoming on the matter!
She’s still in doubt over whether to run the race or not. If she does, I can wish her the best of luck…
Click here for a link to Garmin Connect for a map and full details of the day’s run
Miles today: 3
Target: 618
Miles to date: 809.09
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1 comment
Steve Swift says:
April 13, 2010 at 22:19 (UTC 1)
I’m pretty sure I’ve succumbed to shin splints in the left leg. I felt a bit of discomfort towards the end of Saturday’s long run and it’s slightly worse after another ten miles today.
Seeing the physio on Thu – might be wrong, hope so.
Sounds like you should wear your Brooks for Brighton, James. You should have worn them in nicely by then and you can wear trainers pretty much out of the box these days anyway.