281.25 - 285.25 miles sponsored by Mike Trotter

An easy 4 miles along the trails of Orgreave and Hail Mary Wood, Treeton.  A short jaunt to stretch out the legs and mentally prepare for tomorows's Half Marathon.  Still a dull ache on my left leg but hopefully nothing that is going to stop me from giving a sub 1hr30 time my best shot. 

Thanks again to Dad for his generous support of this run for Hospice UK.

272.6 - 281.25 miles sponsored by Mike Trotter

A run to let off steam and get away from the stress and strains of the rat race.  I had a vague idea of route but was happy just to go exploring new trails within Hail Mary Wood in Treeton. Ended popping up somewhere in the next village of Aughton and followed the road back home.  Sometimes the least planned runs are the best! I'm still not worrying too much about pace but trying to find soft surfaces to run on to prevent the shin splints worsening.  My first longer run in a while and all felt pretty good.

Thanks to my Dad for his sponsorship of these miles for Hospice UK.

267.6 - 272.6 miles sponsored by Mike Trotter

A late night steady run and starting to ease back into regular training.  Keeping the mileage low and the intensity down but still hopefully benefitting form the training.

Thanks to my Dad for his kind sponsorship of these miles in support of Hospice UK.

265.1 - 267.6 miles sponsored by Mike Trotter

Another experiment to see if the shin splint have left me enough to resume training. Although not entirely pain free, the run felt so much better than the one last weekend.  With just a week until the Silverstone Half Marathon, I'm going to attempt to run a few more steady miles this week in the hope that the injury will continue to heal.

Thanks again to my Dad for his kind sponsorship of these miles in support of Hospice UK.

262 - 265.1 miles sponsored by Mike Trotter

A tentative 5k this evening to see how the shins splint on my left leg are holding out. Unfotunately the news is not good and I am still in a fair but of pain when running, despite sticking to the soft grass verges.  Another week of no running and RICE therapy will hopefully do it.

Injury Woes!

So a self imposed running ban this week as I'm sadly injured. After running 38 miles in three days, with a 8m high intensity tempo run two days later, I could feel I may have pushed it a little too much. Sadly my next steady run confirmed this and It became clear that I had developed shin splints in my left leg.

Nearly a week on and my leg is no longer painful to the touch but is still very achey in the morning.  I'm hoping that after another couple of days rest I will be able to get out for some steady 4-5 mile runs next week. Although I find myself now 69 miles behind in my 2015, I'm pleased I've has the discipline to stop running and recover, and have hopefully stopped any longer term injury from occurring.

Fundraising has continued to grow with my current total now standing at £1139.80 in support of Hospice UK.

You can help me reach my £2015 target by sponsoring me at www.virginmoneygiving.com/stevetrotter

250-254 miles sponsored by Mary W

A very steady miles tonight as I'm becoming increasingly worried about the pain in my left leg.  Think I need to stop any kind of intensive work until I see an improvement.

Thanks to Mary for her support of this run for Hospice UK.