Woke up this morning and tried to do an arm pull and realised the pain was pretty intense. So, decided to skip a day of swimming. And the whole day just felt weird after that. Funny how i've only been swimming consistenly for 3 days solid, when i miss one day, or knowing that i would not be swimming today and its not my rest day, i was super duper uncomfortable. Guess thats how good or bad habits are formed. So today i learnt that i all i have to do is start something and stick to it. After 3 days, it'll feel like i never missed a beat.
So, since i was up early and there was no swimming, and running training was at night, and i had nothing on till lunch appointment, decided to hop down and pamper myself to a nice massage. Boy was it solid! Was a little painful at the start, but as the hour wore on, i began to relax a lot more and i didn't even know i was sore at certain places until after the rub down. And i didn't realize just how tired i have been. How my muscles were actually aching. So i guess the break from swimming was worth it.
Went to work after that. Spent the afternoon distracted coz not sure if i wanted to go for training in the evening. My shins are acting up AGAIN. But after careful consideration, plus the fact that i felt already quite bad for not swimming, i decided to JUST DO IT. hee..
So, i went for training and ran 5km. The only good news for the day was i did it in 29min and 33s. Which means i've finally gone under 30mins for 5km. Which means also, this is my current personal best. Then again, training curves have always been exponential. Always great improvement up front, and it just gets harder after that. Hoping to shave off another 3-5min before Singapore biathlon. But then again, the target now is to clock longer runs. I'm actually rather worried with the shin splints and the fact that i have yet to run a full 10km and NUS biathlon is 2 weeks away. With the shin splints, i'm not sure if i'll be able to push as hard or run as much as i would want to. Sighz...
Anyway, was chatting with dad this morning when he sent me to work coz my bike was in office. Client sent me home last night. And, we were chatting about running and stuff. And he said, i remember u haven't had this shin problem for a long time eh. And i was like DUH.. of course i've not been having the problem. I haven't been running period. And here's his real optimistic reply. Well, it never stopped u from running while u were in school, so, i suppose it shouldn't bother u much now too. Haa... Just love the old man. Always hit the nail in the head. Yes, i will just have to tape up the area and run. I really need the mileage more then anything now. Might go 10km tomorrow morning, easy run. And go for a easy swim. Then do brick training on Saturday. Oh well, see how it goes. If the pain is real bad, like bad till i can't train, then i have no choice. But as long as it is not that painful, i will grit my teeth and run and swim. I really want to finish in a respectable time. =)
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