Catch Up post

Thu 29th: 8 miles along the canal, 53:53 (27:55 out, 25:58 back)
Fri: 6 miles on the grass, 43:04
Sat: Day off
Sun: 13 miles over in Sligo, 88:56
Mon: 4 miles, ~30 mins
Tue: 10 miles, 67:38; Avg HR = 147bpm, max = 161bpm.
Wed: Day off

I'm sucking pretty good at keeping track of the training in the blogosphere format. Mon-Sun of last week formed the downweek of the monthly cycle, hence no workouts last week, plus a slightly shorter Sunday run. Despite the easier week, the legs have felt pretty gassed since the previous week. Highlight of the week was definitely the few days in Sligo for the long weekend. Rotated the day off from Wed to Saturday to allow for travelling etc. Got in a great run on Sunday along some amazing scenery followed by about 2 hours of surfing for the first time. Surfing rocks. That night, Enda, his brother and a couple of lads were heading to Leonard Cohen. Since I didn't have a ticket, I found a nice high bar stool and kicked back with some of the Sligo natives. Little did I realise that Leonard puts on quite a show. By the time the lads got back I was full as a boot, and as a result the run on Monday was both short and very slow. Bit like myself. A dip in the Atlantic followed by some more surfing that afternoon rounded out the trip.
Tuesday's run was the first time in almost two weeks the legs felt like they had some life in them. Let's hope so, workout tomorrow.
The shins have been bothersome at worst this week, with some improvement after the day off on Saturday. Hoping that I've nipped it in the bud, but will be keeping an eye on it for a few days more.

Lets Get Sensible

T-Mill,

4 miles, 29:00 (7:30, 7:08, 7:08, 6:58)

Went to an intro meeting for Trinity Takes To The Streets (the group I've decided to run the marathon for) this evening, which was lovely, and since I was at the gym, decided to hop on the T-mill just to get a run in for the day. Wish I hadn't. I iced my shin last night for the first time, and it was tight all day, and got pretty sore as soon as I started running. Because I'm wicked smart, I decided to 'only' run for the 4 miles, instead of stopping much earlier like a sane person. While there isn't any soreness on the bone, the shin area is very tender, leading me to think that I have my first case of shin splints without a stress fracture in about 12 years. Could probably have avoided this if I'd been smarter, but the fact that it was in the right leg kind of made me brush it off. Taking Thursday completely off, and will hit the gym Friday for some cross training action. Not going to run again until the shin feels right.