Week 3 was a tough week. I was doing well until Wednesday evening. After my intervals running on the treadmill Wednesday my shins seemed overly sensitive. Thursday was a 3 mile run and that was a struggle big time. Shin pain was persistent. Friday was a rest day and I did just that.. REST!
I joined some of the Fremont Elite Runners Club members for a group run on Saturday and knocked out 4 miles with Julie. Julie could have definitely kept up with the pack if she wanted to but I was very happy she hung back with me otherwise I would have been solo, those folks are FAST! Still had sensitive shins bothering me. Afterwards I went to Second Sole in Perrysburg and got some good advice from Matt Folk. He thinks the treadmill may have been the trigger and suggested I stay on solid ground for the time being.
Sunday’s run was supposed to be 6 miles. Unfortunately home conflicts caused me to cut that mileage down to 3.25. It may have been a good thing considering I was still having shin issues and could use the extra recovery time. So far in the 3 weeks of training that Sunday change to the training plan is the only time I have deviated from the plan and I’m pretty proud of that!
Week 3 mileage – 18.67
Check back for week 4 update!
T.
The Sunday cut back in mileage probably helped you more than you realize. Good that you recognized that. I recommend putting ice packs on your shins for 15 minutes at a time, even if you aren’t running. It helped me tremendously when I was battling the shins last year. My shins bothered me so much that my lady runner friends kept calling me “Tendahshins”…
Almost 20 miles for the week though, still pretty impressive!