After the run last Monday I woke up on Tuesday morning with terrible shin splints. I had never suffered as badly from them and I think it has something to do with running on the roads. By Wednesday the pain was much worse so I didn't get out for my run.
I went swimming on Thursday and did 40 lengths in 39 minutes which is great progress towards my training for the Big Splash Mile in April. My legs felt fine when I was swimming so I planned to do the next run on Friday morning.
However, Friday morning I woke up with a head cold and if I am totally honest I couldn't be bothered.
I walked miles with the kids over the weekend at the park on Saturday and South Shileds on Sunday and finally got back out to do a run this morning.
I decided to go back to my favourite field to see if that helped with the shin pain. I found the run went well even though I still have a cold. It was bit windy but I got on with it and felt good when I finished.
There were two magpies on the field with me today, I am hoping that is a sign of a Newcastle win on Sunday!!
I was going to skip to week 2 but decided to just follow the plan from the beginning to gradually build back up, one more run this week and then move onto week 2 next week hopefully.
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