I did enter and take part in the monthly 5k around the Serpentine last week and ran quite possibly the fastest 5K I’ve done, finishing the course in 22 minutes, according to the website. (I actually timed it as 22:20, but who am I to argue!) That’s a lot faster than I hoped.

Only a week to go until the JP Morgan Chase run but I’m getting a little anxious about it. My legs are suffering from a 7/8 mile cross country run I did on saturday. I only ran at about 145-150 bpm for it rather than push the cardio side of the run and made sure that I included a few (steep) hills to push my muscular endurance to the limit. I found that my shins started hurting quite a bit and my legs tired quite easily although that’s not surprising considering the mileage I’d done during the week.

The main issue is my shins which are still aching today. I think it’s mostly down to tight calf muscles and will need to work on the mobility. I’m just concerned that it’s going to take more than a week to sort out before the Chase run.

And it’s only a little over three weeks until TG.