Shockingly, I managed to lose 3.2 pounds this week. I had been eating really well last week, so I was terrified that I'd lose ground this weekend. I had planned on making my own healthy food, but that plan flew out the window in the face of barbeque, pimento cheese, and pie.
I did run Saturday and Monday and they were really enjoyable runs. The road up to the lakehouse is very hilly, which has put me off until now. But the hills are actually great! I started with a nice 8 minute walk, most of which was uphill. But hey, if I'm walking, that's totally fine. After that, the incline doesn't change all that much and even then, those segments are pretty short.
I can feel the shin splints coming back though. I've been struggling with shin splints for about a year now. I know that I push myself to quickly, but it's so hard not to when I'm only running two miles at a time. And those two miles aren't even difficult. After Saturday's run, I did come in and immediately ice my shins and took some ibuprofen. I hope that helps. I think I'm going to try run again on Thursday. I hope two days is enough recovery.
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