The end of Week 2!

Last night, I am proud to announce, I finished Week 2 of the C25K! Woohoo!

As planned, I ran with a couple girlfriends around a fairly flat track. I ran (ie. jogged slowly) a touch faster and harder than the previous few runs, I think to keep up with the others. I was much more puffed at the end of it, and red as a tomato. That, combined with my new bob haircut (don't ask) and I looked like a light bulb about to explode! I think the heavy cold I have and the fact that I'd forgotten my asthma medication likely didn't help either though, oops!

Next week sees the runs amped up to 3 minutes, from the 90 seconds we were doing this week. I'm really dubious about being able to complete 3 whole minutes of running, seeing as 90 seconds sees my chest burning and screaming for oxygen. I'll give it a go though, but am prepared to repeat a week if need be.

My biggest concern at the moment is this shin pain. I've woken this morning and the pain is still there and a bit worse. If I curl one leg up under me on the couch for a couple minutes, the pain is quite severe, and the rest of the time is just a constant, if that makes sense. I can't get in to see the podiatrist recommended to me for another 2.5 weeks, and was originally planning on continuing the program (though taking it easy) until then, but I'm not sure that's an altogether great plan anymore, considering the pain is just getting worse. I really don' t want to stop running now though, I've got the motivation, I'm enjoying it and if I stop, I'll have to start all over again. By the same token though, I don't want to do any serious damage and develop shin splints, because I'll have to stop running if that happens anyway. So I'm going to call the podiatry clinic and see if he has a cancellation list, or if I can get in to see any of his colleagues any sooner. I might give the osteo a call and see if she can do anything for the pain or has any advice as well, because I just truly have no idea what to do without some professional advice.

Anyway, enough yabbering from me. Enjoy your day!