Dear Friends,
I have an unfortunate update: my shin splints have returned. Apparently it was the 1.5-2 weeks off of running during finals and my road trip home, and not my new shoes that made them disappear.
This morning we began the four mile square that surrounds my house (Dry Creek-Quebec-County Line-Holly) and I was feeling decently optimistic. It's a hilly route but given my success the other day and the cool weather this morning I was prepared to conquer the darn thing. With my very first steps my shins were screaming at me (I had been aware of their stiffness/sorness the previous two days just walking around) but as I continued on the pain became more dull and less sharp so I thought I'd be fine. When we stopped to stretch about a mile in, however, I was in quite a bit of pain. I'm used to training with pain (thanks to my high school swim coach) so I'm not a good judge of when I should push it and when I should stop. Thankfully my dad is a much better judge of such things, so we walked home with me wincing and limping a bit, and discussed our two options: going to a orthepedic or exploring Newton running. We'll pursue both.
To make up for my lame-o run, I headed over to Lone Tree Rec Center and did an eliptical, weights, and ab work out. Thankfully the eliptical doesn't hurt at all so that might be the best option to maintain leg strength/adjust to altitude/build cardio endurance without aggrevating my shins.
Hopefully two days off of running will be enough rest to get me through my leg of the marathon relay Sunday. We'll see.
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