Shutting down

Was slightly hung over this morning and tired. Would have bailed if it where not for the impending storm arriving. Might not be able to get another run in for a few days. Ankle/shin was painful today. Had to slow down significantly just to finish. Ended up running 6.2 at 9:40 pace. Given the forecast for next week, holidays, and work schedule, I may shut down the training for a week and ice the injuries.

Healing

Forced myself to run an easy 3 yesterday morning. Nothing like seeing sleet bounce off your face. I was planning on a very easy run, not that I had much of a choice with the weather and footing conditions. I skipped Tuesday's run due to the shin splint. Plan is to drop the weekly mileage down to 16-18 for a couple of weeks until I heal. The ankle is much better and the shins are getting better as well. I've been religiously icing both every night regardless of how they feel and I think its paying off. Still hope to get the longer run in tomorrow morning.