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2011
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Member Since:

Feb 08, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Churchill Charger 5K- 22:26

TCU Theta 5K- 21:58 PR

Mile PR- 6:01 

Short-Term Running Goals:

USAT Collegiate Nationals Olympic Triathlon (4/9/11)

Sub-21 5K 

Complete a half marathon 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to finish a marathon. 

I hope to eventually complete a full distance Ironman.

Personal:

I go to TCU and am a member of the TriFrogs team here. I just started training for triathlons in August 2010. I ran track throughout high school, but always hated long distance until this summer. Something inside me snapped and I found out that I love it! Unfortunately, I got a stress fracture due to overtraining for a half marathon I was aiming to do in December, but I should be back on my feet soon! In the meantime, I've significantly improved in the biking and swimming! Stay tuned to watch me grow!

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Cycling class this morning bright and early! Did abs right after for about 10 minutes.

 Running later this evening- first 2 miles!!!! It felt really good! I'm getting some minor shin splints while I run, but they stop immediately when I stop running so I don't think they are anything to worry about. Just out of practice with my running muscles?

 Miles: 2           Avg.: 8:28       Time: 16:58

Mile1- 8:29

Mile2- 8:26 

Comments
From TexasLindsey on Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 14:46:46 from 70.253.136.27

Do you know if you have the right shoes for your feet?

The reason I ask is because I used to get shin splints when I was in HS all the time. I found out that I have high arches and needed extra cushioned neutral shoes with good arch support. I haven't gotten shin splints since.

When I started running again a couple years ago, I got plantar faciatis... which was again atributed to my high arches. I had some arch support inserts made and the pain went away.

I think shoes made such a difference! I have even found that when my knees or IT band hurts, I buy new shoes and the pain goes away.

From ChrisM on Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 15:34:46 from 86.27.11.169

You can try strengthening the muscles in your shin by repeatedly moving your foot 'up' towards your shin and back to the floor and repeat, say in bursts of one minute over the course of a day, you will need to do it quite fast but it can be done sitting at a desk

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