Motivation gets you started, habit keeps u going

rest day...got zero sleep...got a new dog and he was up and around all night...heres to a better night tonight so I can get in 3 quality miles!

I am thinking about getting a Garmin 305....still hesitant...I guess b/c I don't run many miles although in the years to come I will...so i'm like why not wait for the 405 to drop in price? What a pickle!

7:30am

48 degrees...sunny

shin pain

done in 29:39. avg pace 9:29.

It hurt more in my shins to slow down than it did to speed up...this stupid hill slowed me waaay done...but hey atleast that was only down to 10:30 mile instead of a 11 or 11:30...

any who it is suppose to get in the 70's...Jealous anyone? LOL

I just felt like blogging...no running to report...

Yesterday is a rest day by force b/c I am in school from 8am till 10ish at night. Really long day. Today I had to observe a 4th grade class for 5 hours. Then get home in time to feed the dogs and get ready for work. Then I worked...Now i'm beat. Clearly I did not get my 8 miles in today. But that is okay b/c there is tomorrow.

The plan is to awaken at 6 eat, get the dogs up and ready (walked and medicated) and do some homework and be out running by 8. I will give myself 2 hours to do the 8 just b/c I think that will help me to chill out and then I can't be disappointed if my shins start to act up again...

there is a bike path near my house...b/c of the higher mileage I'm going to run to it and then run on it for a bit. It is about 2 miles away.

Supposedly it is suppose to be in the 40s tomorrow which I think is perfect running weather. Not to hot and not too cold. Well I am going to go lay in bed so I can get a good night sleep!

Happy running!

8:30 am Goal: 8 miles failed miserably What actually happened ran 1.64 miles in 22:03....I walked home outer legs really hurt...it radiates to my arches...i want to cry...b/c I feel like such a fool. I had my fuel belt on and my Nike +...just bought a garmin 305 (should be coming in the mail soon) and I can't even run decent mileage....I also signed up for a race that I probably won't be able to do...sigh...I don't think it is shin splints b/c A it doesn't hurt to touch my shins...it is the outer muscle of my leg that hurts...and then the arches of my feet...I had a few good runs in these new shoes...and the last 4 have just sucked...is it the shoes? me? should I be doing a certain exercise?

I just found this advice...I have been searching little by little at leg pain..

Here's some advice I have had before (copy and paste from a forum thread) might help:

Shin splints are easy to cure - if you are prepared to stop the cause they will go away within a few days.

The best thing to deal with established splints is to stretch and strengthen them - sit on your feet with them pointing behind you.
Walk around on your heels - do not let the front part of the foot touch the ground till your shins fatigue.

Then stop the cause - shin splints are caused by the foot being forced to the ground through impact when you are tensing the shin muscles.

Impact forces the foot to the ground because you land on the heel and you are trying to keep your toes up.

When you run you must stop doing this - you need to land with perfectly relaxed lower legs,land under neath you rather than in front and land on the ball of your foot first letting the heel touch the ground. If you legs stay relaxed at landing even when walking then the splints will melt away.

the easiest way to relkax your legs as you walk is to imagine a bar sticking out of your ankle bones that you have to step over. as your foot passes over the bar it is floppy. (try this for the first few times on your own as you will look a little like a chicken. Get it right and the splints will relax even with your first walk
 It was in our forums...any who what he says about keeping your toes up when you run...for some reason over the last few weeks i started doing that? Maybe I was trying to stretch out my arches while i was running? it is really weird...I may try to run again at noon...once my pride has healed. LOL lucky for me I don't start work till 530 tonight...