May 2009 Archives

I am pleased to finally say (without wishing to tempt fate in the least) that the shin splints I have been suffering for near-on two months are finally beginning to ease.

Much to my annoyance, I found the only way to solve the problem was to step back from training. This is right at the point I wanted to step up my training, so I'm sure you can appreciate how infuriating it was for me.

For a couple of weeks it felt like my legs took pleasure in tormenting me. Just when I thought my shins were coping with running, I'd run for a second consecutive day and have to stop after 15 minutes due to the agony. So, slowly but surely, I mastered it. I made sure I didn't run two days in a row, which for two weeks meant I could only run twice a week due to other commitments and races etc. Now I have started swimming to up the ante a bit and I'm actually feeling ok, so hopefully there will be less of me whinging on here about injuries than last year.

The Milton Keynes half marathon is approaching, albeit 10 weeks away now, and I really need to get myself into gear if I'm going to make it all the way round without collapsing (or hurling - see previous posts). Fingers crossed.

Now I'm no expert but I thought buying a running watch would be pretty easy.
It's only a watch that tells you speed, distance and time after all.

WRONG!

Buying a good reliable running watch is a nightmare... but you can learn from some of my mistakes...

A big well done to everyone who took part in today's fun run in Perry Barr.

It was a great turn out, fantastic atmosphere and I know a lot of cash has been raised for both the Macmillan nurses and the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust.

The winning time was an incredible 17 minutes 10 seconds. So a special well done who ever you were!

Hannah and I both did pleasing times. I finished in 22.45 and Hannah did 28.50.

Look out for your names in Monday's Birmingham Mail... and look out for pix and a video on this website very soon.

Well done again to everybody who took part and helped organise the event.