The Shin

Hurrah! Just a very quick blog. I know I said I was going to stay off my shin another week – well, I lied. Went running with my friend Helen, aiming to do 20 minutes non-stop, shin depending. This is because I’m not good at continuous running yet and also because I really felt that that I’d lost my fitness.

Anyway, we ended up running 35 minutes around Blackheath and the GB mapometer reckons that this was just over 6k. This may be a tad generous – I think it was more like 5.5, but whatever. I’m really pleased as it was the longest I’ve ever been without walking, my shin didn’t hurt and it felt really comfortable. Neither of us are particularly speedy – I have a tendency to go out faster and then burn out, but Helen can keep it going, but this felt great. I actually really, really enjoyed it and it felt comfortable. Felt like a workout, but a good one.

Going to push to 40 minutes next time – half marathon in September!

Woohoo!