RnR girl, didn't realise you were properly on the injured step (only get time to drop in here briefly lately), I'll stop mithering about my niggly shins!

I've done a goodly bit of running this week: 9.25 miles offroad on Saturday with 1400 or so feet of climbing/descending (fabulous fun). 6.25 flat miles on Tuesday with about 2.5 miles of that intervals - 4 minutes at 8mm (the 10k pace I'm aiming for) and 2 minute jog against a stupidly, stupidly strong wind. I headed out to the seafront for uninterrupted running, got blown to a complete standstill or backwards, got blinded by sand, had to run leaning backwards to stop myself being blown over then finally got blown into a lamppost (missed the doggy poo bin on a post two metres further on thankfully ). It was a glorious sunny day at least but my face stung for hours due to being exfoliated by all the flying sand. I ran for 5.5 gently undulating miles at an easy pace last night then 5 undulating (not hilly compared to the trail run) miles tonight with the club at a more challenging but still comfortable pace. I'm not good with three consecutive days in a row on tarmac (though I still do it) and my shins/calves are a bit niggly. I was going to ride to work tomorrow but the forecast is appalling for the afternoon (the joys of being at the end of the jetstream, another storm coming in) but it'll basically be a rest day tomorrow with some core work.

As far as spring goes I have entered a 6 mile trail race on the 9th March (around some of the local lower level trails I run/ride regularly), my first big trail race on the 19th April of 9 hard hilly miles and possibly a road 10K on the 27th April. Lots to keep me busy/motivated