Oh Shin
My silly Spring Half Marathon is 10 days away. Woohoo!! I've done half a dozen 10+ milers so I'm more than ready. I was thinking that this might be the year that I attempt a full Marathon. Yup, with the cross training, the yoga, the conservative mileage increase, I am the epitome of safe and sane training. I've followed the rules. I even put away the scale this year to make sure I was getting enough to eat no matter what that number says. Sure would seem that I'm super ready and just doing the taper thing. Yawn.... Except that I am now INJURED!!! !@^%$^$#!^%$@$#@%$#^%$@%$!$!%%#^&#%&%*$%@%@$!^%#&^%*!!!!! Okay, to be fair, my shins have hurt after a run quite a while. They start out tight and sore, and loosen up as I go along, only to hurt afterward. I do a little self massage and they feel better by the next run. I got new shoes and that helped a lot. In the last month I've been on a mission to push the limits and run faster. On Mond