Day 48
…and it catches up with me, finally.
5 minutes walking
7 minutes jogging/2 minutes walking
2 minutes jogging
Ow.
22 minutes walking
Total time: 39 minutes (I was supposed to do 36, with about 25 of it jogging)
Total mileage: pedometer’s dead at the moment, but I’d say I did about 1.7, with .85 of it resembling the workout I was supposed to do.
Yep, shin splints are acting up. Left side, which was the problem side, not as much as the right, which hurts right now. I was a little sore yesterday, a little more sore today, but I figured I’d give it a shot anyway just to see what kind of shape I was in, not pushing myself, just an easy pace. Stopped a little less than halfway in, because I was not enjoying myself much. Nothing stabbing, pain-wise, nothing like a pull, just some splint action here. I’ve run in much worse pain, but that’s also how that pain ended up lasting for a very long time, so I pulled the plug.
So, here’s the plan: skipping the 3rd run of the week, and I’ll start again on Monday or Tuesday if I’m feeling sufficiently recovered. Still debating whether or not I’ll stay at my current workout level or scale back to last week’s. Input on the subject is more than welcome, especially from experienced runners.