AM - ran the dog around the block. Noticed my left lower shin was hurting. Odd. PM - Big Workout. My shin issue was still there, but I decided to start the workout and see if it would shake out. I did my standard 2 miles warmup, then an 8-mile tinman tempo on the Millville Hill Loop. I am doing 8x1000 on Thursday, and want that to be a really good workout, so no pressure for pushing it today. Warmup miles were 7:11 and then 6:38. It's always a good sign to be in the 6:30s during the warmup. Shin felt like it would hold up. | Mile | Split
| Comment | | 1 | 6:04
| gradual uphill
| | 2 | 5:51 | rolling | | 3 | 5:56 | 1/2 down, 1/2 up
| | 4 | 6:41 | The Millville Hill
| | 5 | 6:04 | 3/4 rolling, 1/4 uphill
| | 6 | 5:42 | mostly downhill
| | 7 | 5:33 | downhill | | 8 | 5:34 | rolling |
Splits were a little bit slower than 2 weeks ago, but it also felt easier, so I think it was an appropriate effort (I probably ran too hard last time). Also, I took a couple water breaks last time, whereas today was continuous. So I was pleased with this workout, and did not feel too fatigued at the end. However, once I started cooling down, my shin flared up more, and became very uncomfortable. I noticed it during the workout, more on downhills and less on uphills, but it did not slow me down. But I was definitely dragging because of it afterward, and ended up packing it in a little bit early (13.5 miles for the day instead of 15, and no striders at the end). I'm a mileage junky, but not so bad that I absolutely need to be right on my schedule just to prove a point. But I must say that I'm a little disappointed not to get it, since today was an "on" day otherwise. I'm icing it right now, and will do some more ice and massage later. Assuming it's a shin splint, I've never had this problem for more than a day or two, so hopefully I can treat it and get rid of it. I don't really know what else it would be. I felt perfect on Saturday, and rested all day Sunday, so am a little surprised to have a ouchie right now.
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