Run Report: Road to Recovery April 10, 2007

So with the shin splints acting up last night, I was wary of running again this morning. I thought about doing yoga instead, but I had three suits at the office already, so it was time to wear the running gear in.

I felt slow, weak and as if the shin splints might come back at any moment. My pace settled at around 10:30. Several days I have told myself that I will take the Rosslyn Metro to work instead of finishing the 6 mi. But after about 2.5 miles I started feeling stronger and my pace quickened. By the time I reached the Key Bridge, I wasn’t even thinking about stopping. I ended up finishing with a total 10:00/min pace for the run and didn’t feel like I was pushing at all. It was a good feeling.

I may take tomorrow off to make sure I don’t over do it and bring forth the shin splint daemons. New shoes wouldn’t hurt, I have a foot pain that’s been bothering me since my last long run before the marathon. I think it’s time to get checked out for new shoes. Maybe I’ll go to Pacers tomorrow.