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AU Messiness

October 11, 2017 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: Nice Mist

Comments:
4x8. Shin issues. A few notes on my shin trouble and some extrapolations off of that. Frequently when I do workouts on hard surfaces(track, roads) and am wearing trainers(sometimes with spikes), my shins will explode and throw off the way my feet hit the ground, but also the rhythm of my quads. This makes it difficult to get a real workout. I think that this failure to go the speed I should and the number of pickups I should has lead to a series of catastrophes. One, I am unable to develop the leg speed that I should be building, due to my inability to run the required pace. Two, I have settled into a habit of not going all out during my workouts, and this habit has continued over into my races. When I am unable to run the pace in workouts, it is because of shin trouble. However, I am used to not pushing myself to the limit when it comes time for meets and I am unable to break the 'too-slow' habit. There is also a reflex reaction so that I mentally slow myself down during races in order to prevent shin trouble, even if there is no prospect of it. I'm not sure how to fix this. More icing?