Great to be back running today after a 2 week rest following nasty shin splint to right leg . Was staying in Crawley this weekend and today went for 60 mins slow LSR, long enough to test the legs and short enough not to overdo it. A few niggling pains with both legs but after first mile or so warmed up and maintained a steady pace throughout with only a short walk break halfway.

Only excercise I've had this past fortnight was on cross-trainer and core strength in gym plus abs machine at home

After the run I decided to take the advice of chiropractor , and Eddie Izzard, and have a cold bath. Ouch ...it was soooo coooold I only managed to sit in it a few minutes but left my feet and ankles in and splashed calves and shins with cold water before reverting to a warm shower....aaaaah.

Tomorrow I'm working in Coventry but I'll go for a short recovery run afterwards - probably off-road (with no steps!).

I've ordered a pair of compression 2XU calf guards, which should help to prevent further shin problems (chiropractor recommended them) - see www.2xu.com

I have some catching up to do with training but I'm not going to overdo it and risk more injuries, just slowly build up miles, hopefully to reach LSR of 200 mins by 5th April before tapering the next few weeks to VLM. That's the plan - just hope the weather stays fine and dry.

I hope everyone else is doing well with training and managing to keep to plan. 

Keep on shuffling.

Ian