8 Minute run

I guess you know where this series of entries is leading – a 2 minute progression each time. I did set a goal of going for a run every second day and gradually increasing the time ran by 2 minutes, unfortunately it’s been over a week since my 6 minute run. Which doesn’t bode well for my triathlon Mid September which has a pretty nasty hill run up Ben Nevis?

So about today’s run – covered around 2km on soft grass, still felt that jarring sensation, but it was bearable. I tried varying my running style – I’m being constantly told to lean forward more and aim for fore to mid foot running, but this seems to cause me more discomfort. I tried to land with a bit of heel strike and roll through. I’m not sure if it helped or not.

Iced the area as soon as I got back – rubbing an ice cube on each shin until melted (will aim to do this after each run).