In between the cross training and the physio trying to massage the muscle out of my leg, I still need my parkrun fix. I’m not trying to get a good time at the moment, but if there’s one thing I’ve learnt in the last couple of weeks, it’s that I can quite happily go to...

When your physio tells you you’ve got chronic MTSS and you can’t do the marathon, what’s the natural response? Two marathons. While there’s a small chance I may be able to run the 2013 London Marathon, I know realistically I won’t be ready to run it properly....

On Friday, the Sports Physio said that, in between him pummelling my shin muscles back into shape, I needed active rest. This basically means, cycling, cross training, swimming…. as much exercise as possible without running. Hmmm… without running. He didn’t specifically rule...

So today was the day that I went to see the Sports Injury Clinic about my Shin Splints. It wasn’t good news. On the insides of your legs you should be able to run your finger down your leg between your tibia (at the front) and the muscle and feel the ridge separating them. Unfortunately...

It’s been a week since I last ran. My shins hurt if I do much more than a walk. I should have done a 10 mile run last weekend and a 12 mile run this coming weekend, but that’s not going to happen. There are 67 days until the London Marathon. The plan is all but ripped up. I had a quick look...

Today I was meant to do a mixed pace 5ish mile run – the plan was jog 0.5 miles, run 4 x 1 mile faster pace runs with 2 minute jogs inbetween, and jog a final 0.5 miles. The reality was I managed the half mile and the first faster pace mile, and my legs hurt so much I held a jog until I...

The training is well underway – I’m 4 weeks into my training plan, with just 12 weeks to go until the London Marathon. And the good news is… it seems things are looking up. Desperate to avoid a repeat of last year’s Marathon, I’m clutching at as many straws as I...