Starting Over

Week - 5k
Month - 5k
YTD - 375.5k

Well im back into it after 20 days of pure rest. I haven't received my program form the physio yet but I thought seeing that I haven't got stress fractures then the amount of time I have had off for shin splints was a pretty good period.

So yesterday seemed like a good day to begin. My brother in-law is down for a week and planned to get some exercise in whilst here. He doesn't normally run and being an employee for the council his life is fairly sendentary :)

5km was the plan, just around the local area. We set off around 4pm, the weather was nice for a run, overcast and a slight breeze. The pace was comfortable about 5 min/k which we maintained until the 2.5k turn around where the BIL needed a rest. We turned around and walked for 500m and then began to run again. The next stage was a 1k stretch which was run again at 5min/k pace. We then began to walk for another 500m and then ran the last 500m back home.

The total time was 30.59 so just over 6 min/k pace average, with a total of 4k running - 1k walking. Obviously this was pretty comfortable for myself but an easy test for the legs which pulled up great.

I have physio tomorrow, hopefully they have done a program for me, we are again heading out for another 5k aswell, with a goal to get the BIL under 30 mins. The legs are usually very tender for a day or so after physio but im sure another easy 5k will do them good. Im sure that a bit of ice and stretches will help aswell.

Until tomorrow..