More injury and this time it feels like a warning

After a good week, in warm weather, I picked up an Anterior shin splint in my left leg, which if I don't take care of it, will develop into a stress fracture.

I am very pissed off. The Torbay Half-marathon is 14 days away.

Ice packs help tremendously. As does the coolrunning website with loads of good advice. See www.coolrunning.com

Apparently, I'm running too much, too fast for my capabilities and experience - in short I'm being a bit of a twonk. Last Thursday, I did 8Km in a time that beat the sort of run I did when I was 26, not 46.

Nature's way of telling me to watch it, I guess.

I'm ruled out till Tuesday, then I'll do some light walking and jogging and try to build up to Torbay. I'll have to go back to an attitude of finishing without injury and see if I can beat two hours as a bonus.

There is nothing wrong with my fitness now, it's endurance I need, so perhaps this has been a good thing....

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