Last Saturday was the Lord of Tengan races on Camp Courtney. Last year we did the 10k, but I've been fighting shin splints for the last few weeks so we only did the 5k this year.
This year wasn't too different from last year. The weather was warm and sunny, the course has a good amount of hills (I'd say on the extreme end of "rolling"), and the race is a cozy but energetic size. (The Stroller Warriors were definitely out in force too. And they're always so supportive!)
Even with the fun race, I've kinda been in a funk lately. I'm finally feeling like my head is back in the game and I've been making amazing improvements, but now my body is failing me by being injured. I am finally, finally, finally back into pre-pregnancy jeans (yes, they're my old "fat" jeans, but after 4 years I'm out of effs to give). Although I knew that I was definitely risking injured by not properly building my mileage before the Nago Half, I'm still extremely frustrated by the setback. Shin splints aren't the end of the world (and I already had planned about 6 weeks of rest after the Ayahashi Half), but I'm disappointed and I don't want to slow down right when I'm starting to see some progress.
Anyways, I'm still going to do Ayahashi Half (I've done fulls with screaming shins and raging ITBs before, an 8k mud run the day after I totaled my car, and swam in the Willamette River with staples in my head. Shin splints? Baby, that don't phase me). Just have to remember that my body is telling me to go in a different direction for a little bit and I'll come out stronger in a few months.
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