Haven't been able to run this week and it sucks! I ran 20 last Saturday and then, rather than rest like I was supposed to, I did a 2 hour Spartan workout - which included some light running and some hard, fast sprints. Big mistake! My calves were already hurting some due to the 20 so I took some meds to alleviate the pain - it must have covered the pain so I didn't realize when I was hurting myself more on Sunday. I ended up with what I think is shin splints and calf muscles that are tighter than they've ever been. I don't think it's torn - light stretching helps and the weight lifting (quads and shoulders) seemed to help some until I was done. I have a half marathon on March 8th - hoping this is better by then so I can actually run it... Ugh

Great fun today! New trail (for me) that worked perfectly!

I always like finding new trails!!!
Bob Anderson 2/16/15 9:30 am

Nice brisk morning run!