Week 2 of training was a little nerve wracking, and not because of the mileage or time. By Tuesday’s run, I realized I had developed an anterior shin splint in my left leg; likely due to the start up of the training program. Unfortunately with shin splints, the only really good treatment is rest. Even more unfortunate is with six weeks remaining until the 10k race, I had no choice but to run on the shin splint. Thursday’s run proved the most difficult and I don’t know if it was because I ran in the morning when I normally run at night, or because the shin splint was really aggravated by that time. It hurt my entire run and I wasn’t sure if I could even get out there for Saturday’s 45-minute run (the longest time I’ve run so far).
Well I’m happy to report that by Saturday, with the help of some shin splint strengthening exercises and stretches, I barely felt the shin splint the entire time. I felt pretty strong throughout the run and even picked up speed the last 15 minutes. I ran about 4.3 miles in that time, which I think is pretty good considering I was battling a small injury all week and trying not to over do it.
Schedule for Week 3:
Monday – Run 40 minutes,
Tuesday – Run 3 miles
Wednesday – Off
Thursday – Run 40 minutes
Friday – Off
Saturday – Run 4 miles
Sunday – Off
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