I Can Do Hard Things

We got home last night....ooooo....I'm tired!  I woke up at 5am this morning.  I wanted to sleep more, but I was awake!  So I went for a quick run before all the madness started of kids!  Lower legs still sore...I need to do something about them.

Time: 45:18 AP 9:06 (9:14, 9:17, 9:27, 9:06, 8:12,)

I'm still not adjusted from getting home from Europe.  I was up at 4:45am....wide awake.  So I headed out and hoped to get a nap in before everyone woke up.  

I ran the neighborhood street with lots of street lights...but it is hilly.  I didn't look at the Garmin and just ran.  My lower legs started to hurt immediately, but the pain subsided after a few miles.  As soon as I stopped running, the pain stopped.

So I went to the doctor today and he said it was shin splints.  I guess I am just ULTRA paranoid!  I told me to try taking out my orthotics...they maybe causing the pain.  We will give it a try.

Time:  1:27:00

AP 9:16

9:27, 9:15, 9:41, 9:27, 9:37, 9:15, 9:04, 8:52, 9:03, 3:23

I had to do my run mid-day because hubby was hiking with the scouts.  So it was WARM!  I've had a love/hate relationship with running.  I will have a great run, then my shin will ache and ache.  I will rest a few days because of stress fracture paranoia and come back.  Frustrating.

I'm committed to running the UV half and the Ragnar and then I will take it race by race.

This was a fairly good run.  I struggled between 3-4 miles....it was hot, I was thristy and wish I had a running bud.  I can tell my aerobic fitness isn't where it should be, but when I don't/can't run every day it won't be. 

I'm learning......