Sunday

Lots of OCS Candidates came into the store this weekend, and quite a few Ranger Indoctrination Program [RIP] students. Most of the OCS candidates came in with shin splints & needed new running shoes. The running program at OCS is pretty demanding and it often comes right after less demanding Army schools, so the students get quite a shock and a lot end up with shin splints. The RIP guys have already been through basic & Airborne schools, so they're in pretty good shape. A lot of them just pick up lightweight training shoes.

If you have shin splints, you need to check out the Runner's World Forums, specifically the Injuries section, and even more specifically, the Shin Splints section.

So I ended my week with 7 days, 43.1 miles, weight = 180.

Next week, here's the plan:

M-F mornings: run 5-8 miles depending on how I feel.
M-W-F evenings: lift
Tu-Th evenings: not really sure
Sat: planning on 16 miles.
Sun: 2 or 3 miles

I've never followed a plan yet, so we'll see.