Today I had a flare up of my pestiritis(shin splints) so I decided to take a day off and rest up the muscles for tomorrow. It feels weird not running today, especially with the mild weather but I had a chance to read a little and research some races coming up next year that I'm interested in training for. The Uwharrie Trail Marathon in Feb 08 and the Umstead Trail Marathon are races that I hope to enter( since they're so close I'll probably say the Uwharrie because it will be good to start with a 8 miler just to experience trail racing).
I know the road ahead will be tough especially with occasional shin splint flareups but in the coming weeks I am going to incorporate more crossing training( bike riding and weightlifting) into the mix, as well as improving my diet with more vegetables and less sugar. I try to eat well but I occasionally slip up when it comes to sweets(mostly oatmeal cookies). Heres to a 4 mile run tomorrow!!
peace
7 years ago
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