Took a couple weeks off to rest the shins and they seem to be better.  Getting in some walk/run intervals on the treadmill with some moderate incline dialed in as well.  Colorado Marathon seems to be out for now.  I’ll just concentrate on slowly building mileage and then hope I’m ready for the big summer [...]

Shins and calves flared up bad last night.  Even about a mile into the Tuesday night run at Quinn’s they still never loosened up.  Turned back early and got 2.5 miles in mostly walking.  Another case of “too much too soon” I’m sure.  Going to take a couple weeks off running and then try to [...]

Got an easy 40 min on the stationary bike at the gym.  No idea on distance.  Didn’t really care.  Followed that up with an hour of yoga.  That was my first time practicing yoga.  I enjoyed it and definitely saw how it could help with flexibility, stretch things out, and generally relax the mind.  Will [...]

Weather left a lot to be desired today so I decided I would get the long run in on the treadmill at the gym.  Started off at an 11:00 pace and quickly hit a wall about 2.5 miles in.  Not sure if it was the fact that I didn’t eat much earlier in the day [...]

Ran 5 miles at 11:19 pace this morning.  Weather was nice as long as I wasn’t running into the wind.  Iced left shin when I got back and it seems to be ok.  I’m going to have to get creative finding routes around the house to run.

Rolled out of bed on a few hours of sleep and a little hungover to make my way over to Palmer Park for the Rescue Run.  The weather was decent, although a little breezy, but comfortable enough for shorts and a light shirt.  Once on scene, I got registered, filled out my shirt raincheck form [...]

After taking a couple weeks off following the Rock Canyon half, it was time to start laying plans for the next challenge.  I did some digging on the interwebs and perused a few training plans until I found one that I felt I could handle and would get me ready to tackle a marathon.  I’ve [...]