Brent Kearney

This morning I ran 8.4km (about 5 miles), with a 210m ascent/decent, and it took me an hour. I was intentionally going slowly though, given that I recently developed shin splints. I knew that over-training was going to be a tough thing to avoid, and it appears that I didn’t. I tried to keep my run really low intensity today, but I could feel the shin splints getting worse in one leg. I can feel it just walking around now.

There are nine days until the race, and I think the best plan at this point is not to run anymore. I can do alternative low-impact activities to continue training, like cycling and swimming, while I heal. I did switch to the 10km races, by the way. I’m considering signing up for a half-marathon, and maybe some funky mountain duathlon or triathlons this summer as well.

I just took my pulse, sitting here at my desk at 18:51, after dinner, and its 60bpm. This morning, lying in bed, I got 48bpm. Hmm. Its more or less the same as it was 10 days ago, which isn’t a big surprise. The summer is young!