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Well, the bad news you've already covered in great detail. If I had to guess why you got shinsplints, I would say you were going too many days per week. Very few if any beginner marathon plans have people going 6 days a week. Unless you come from a heavy-duty track background, it's too much. The good news is you mention about halfway through you have given up on a certain finish time, and I'd say that's where you should be. The #1 thing you can do for yourself is to shrug off the concept of finishing with a certain time. This probably goes double if you're flying out of town. Cross finish line, smile to self and/or loved ones, collect medal, and know you will live to race another day. If you do run between now and race day, the (2nd best) thing you can do is follow the taper in your plan as best as you can. You will be asking a lot from those legs on race day. Good Luck in you race.
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