The Little Things
October 21, 2014

This past Friday (the 17th), I went on my first run in a month (I ran 2.3 miles on September 25th, my last long run was September 20th). I have done other things to try to maintain cardio (biking, elliptical, and barre workouts), but haven’t done any running for the last month.

I was a little nervous about how I would feel, both because I took such a long time off from any running, and because I didn’t know how my shin splints would feel. Within about 2 minutes I had a HUGE smile on my face, and I was so happy to be running again. That didn’t stop the entire 1.6 miles that I ran. I tried to keep myself from going out too fast, so I hovered around an 11:40 pace for that distance. The weather was fantastic- gray and in the 50s, and the changing leaves were beautiful.

changing fall leaves

My parents were visiting me for the day, so they came out on my run too. I took them on a back road that I would never run by myself, which was fun, and I got to experience some truly beautiful scenery. I could have taken some fantastic pictures, but instead I tried to allow myself to fully enjoy the colors and the fact that I was running again! 

My shin splints didn’t bother me in the slightest, and they haven’t bothered me since that time either!

first run in a month!

One thing is of actual concern to me though! While I didn’t have any cramps during the run, about 15 minutes after the muscles on the outside of both of my shins started cramping up a bit, and that lasted for about an hour and a half. I’m a little worried that this is a sign of cramps to come during my race (as that’s what happened last year).

I have just under two weeks until my race now, so obviously I can’t really do any long runs before my race, and I feel sad about it. I feel sad about how the training cycle ended up.

But for now, I celebrated my first run back again! 🙂

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