Running Blog

Ran with Kay and Frida from Frida's house almost to my house. It was really quite a good run. I managed to choke down half a bowl of oatmeal (okay, it was really more like brown sugar with a side of oatmeal) before I dumped the rest in the gutter. So I had energy, and my breathing was fine, and even my shins weren't as terrible as usual. It didn't feel super long and the entire way back was downhill. And Frida and Kaylee make wonderful company. We stopped at the Sullivan park to do steps and whatnot. We saw some geese flying around.. And then that was pretty much it. My back hurt today.. it was kind of weird. But by the time we got back, it was better.

So.. basically, my shins hurt. Went to talk to Mark and he told me I've got shin splints and it's probably because of my arch, and I might need an orthodic. I'm hoping not though.. I kinda hope the icing and taping will just kinda make it go away. This is really frustrating though. I just feel like it's been one thing after another. And really, I just want to go out and run. Fast, I might add.  

AM: Soo warm this morning. Felt amazing.

PM: Speed workout.. I paced the level 2 girls' 400s. They were supposed to be hitting 1:30's, so I was running that. I went and got taped, but it wasn't Mark who did it and she taped it wayyy too tight. My arch was killing. So I ended up taking it off halfway through.. after getting some help from Coach. After I took it off, my shin was kind of hurting. But nothing like yesterday or Saturday. So I'll just keep icing and stuff, and hopefully it gets better. Anywho, it was actually *gasp* a really fun workout. The girls were doing super good and I felt great. Hart's cool down.