Week 27

Week 27.

Date	Miles	KM	Time	Avg Pace (Min /Mile)	Avg MPH	Elev Gain (Mtr)	Elev Loss (Mtr)	Calories	HR Zone	Avg HR
1st Jul	Rest day
2nd Jul	8.00	12.87	01:30:27	11:18	5.3	301	302	1,020	2	143
3rd Jul	Recovery
4th Jul	Man Flu
5th Jul	Man Flu
6th Jul	Man Flu
7th Jul	Man Flu
Week 27	8.00	12.87	01:30:27			301	302	1,020
Week 26	0.00	0.00	00:00:00			0	0	0
Week 25	85.00	136.79	17:49:35			1671	1629	10,643
Week 24	19.20	30.90	03:43:53			584	559	2,085
Week 23	30.70	49.41	05:54:07			1453	1574	3,199
Week 22	24.10	38.79	04:44:25			804	813	2,544
Week 21	28.00	45.06	05:20:25			947	966	3,305
Week 20	50.00	80.47	09:47:18			-	-	-
Week 19	19.50	31.38	03:45:04			528	655	2,220
Week 18	28.44	45.77	05:26:59			858	901	3,306
Week 17	48.10	77.36	09:05:52			1023	1082	5,723
Week 16	32.00	51.50	05:43:26			800	837	3,850
Week 15	18.00	28.97	03:24:26			571	582	2,333
Week 14	0.00	0.00	00:00:00			0	0	0
Week 13	21.72	34.95	04:03:13			229	249	2,505
Week 12	21.21	34.14	03:40:53			578	481	2,499
Week 11	53.27	85.72	09:59:05			1501	1296	6,240
Week 10	41.50	66.79	07:46:54			882	773	4,872
Week 9	21.00	33.80	03:53:34			547	545	2,631
Week 8	27.43	44.14	05:02:31			421	416	3,176
Week 7	35.87	57.73	06:41:54			829	927	4,444
Week 6	24.82	39.94	04:36:11			395	443	2,830
Week 5	27.70	44.58	05:24:26			671	656	3,235
Week 4	31.50	50.69	06:11:56			806	831	3,528
Week 3	36.50	58.74	06:58:54			873	825	4,390
Week 2	29.70	47.82	05:37:20			629	621	3,720
Week 1	30.00	48.28	05:51:27			629	580	3,633
TOTAL	793.26	1276.59	6 days 08:04:15			18,530	18,543	87,931
To go	459.43	739.41

Not quite the return to training I had hoped for. 

My shin had recovered well and it felt good to get out for my first walk in 14 days.  The walk started well and I could still feel some tightness in the shin but it was actually my opposite foot that was causing me the most discomfort.

It felt like there had been some kind of strain across the top of it, as if my laces were too tight, so I loosened off the laces but it made no difference.  It wasn't painful enough to abandon the walk, more like a dull ache on each step.

The quicker I walked the less it hurt due to my foot rolling more from heel strike alongside the outside edge to the little toe, compared to a slower walk where the foot just rolls 'flat' from heel to toe. 

The downside of walking quicker, other than the fact it was tough after 2 weeks doing nothing, was that it started to pull on my right shin a lot more so I just kept varying the pace, so as my foot hurt I quickened the pace for a few minutes until my shin hurt, and then slowed it for a few minutes until the shin was fine but my foot hurt.

I probably should have thrown the towel in early but I was just desperate to get some miles in.

The overall pace was much quicker than I planned at the start but that was mainly down to the quick mile 7 that I put in.  If you are heading along Marine Drive towards Douglas it's just slightly over 1 mile from where the road closed barrier (Douglas side) to 'the arches' near Manx Radio, and it's 90% a gentle downhill. 

The previous mile is mainly uphill from the Port Soderick side of the road closed barrier and neither my foot or shin gave me any problems on the incline, so as I passed through the Douglas side of the road closed barrier and began mile 7 I decided to push the pace and was surprised, and happy, to put in a 09:24 mile.

About half way through the mile I realised this is probably the quickest mile I have walked since I picked up the chest infection at Easter so it felt really good to be pushing the pace again without trying to breathe out of both ends.

My foot and shin were a little sore at the end of it, but they both eased off in the final 'cool down' mile and by the time I finished they felt just like they did when I started so at least they didn't get any worse.

Unfortunately the rest of the week didn't go to plan as I picked up man flu.  I was worried it was going to turn into another chest infection but luckily it has pretty much all cleared up now. 

It was probably a good thing really as I took it as a sign to give my shin and foot another few days rest.

And don't forget, the second part of my challenge is to try and raise £2,016 for Finley's Tracks and all donations are welcome here.  A big thank you to everyone who has already sponsored me online or offline, and to those who have pledged to donate later.