Apr
16
So the penultimate run before Sunday’s Brighton Marathon went well this morning. I didn’t really push it and also didn’t look at the Garmin again as I was running to check my speed and still did under 9mins 30secs a mile. I also went to my last sports massage before the face. Lillian at the [...]
Apr
15
I was pretty cautious when I went out for my afternoon run today. I wanted to make sure I warmed up properly, took it slowly and took a route with some soft ground to take the pressure off my legs. Now, over the last few months, I’ve tried loads of remedies to reduce the shin [...]
Apr
14
In the email conversation I had yesterday with fellow shin splint sufferer Claire Higgins I asked her how much difference it really made if she did the London Marathon in four hours or six and concluded that it didn’t really. The irony is that while telling other runners that just finishing is a decent result, [...]
Apr
13
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 [...]
Apr
12
So, whisper it, I think I may be starting to solve the shin splints problem and it could to be down to the new trainers. Since I got the Brooks Adrenalines on Friday, I have done 10 miles in them, two threes and a four and the pain in my legs seems to be receding [...]
Apr
10
So I tried the Brooks for the first time this morning and they felt comfortable enough… If I compare them to the Ascis 2150s I was using before, they are a slightly better fit for my foot… Despite leaving half an inch between toe and end of shoe on both trainers, the GT2150s used to [...]
