No, I haven’t given up on the Runners World Streak yet, in fact somehow I managed to keep it going through holiday craziness, in-laws in town and even the start of a shin splint.

What I didn’t have time for, however, after fitting in at least one mile each day, was the recap posts.  So here’s a mega recap of days 15 – 20.

DAY FIFTEEN (12/6/12)

Mileage: 1.11 mile

DAY SIXTEEN (12/7/12)

Mileage: 1.17 mile

DAY SEVENTEEN (12/8/12)

Mileage: 1.4 miles

DAY EIGHTEEN (12/9/12)

Mileage: 1.05 miles

DAY NINETEEN (12/10/12)

Mileage: 2.04 miles

DAY TWENTY (12/11/12)

Mileage: 1.5 miles

MEGA-REPORT:  I started to feel some shin pain last week in my right shin when I was running.  Something felt off about my treadmill gait and it only hurt when I was running, so I had to back off from my speedwork and steady running to get these past few days in.  I had every excuse to not work out on Saturday.  I was hurting and knew I needed a rest, guests were coming in to town at 12:30 and I had a haircut in the morning and then spent the next three hours cooking and cleaning for a holiday party.

I was determined not to give up on this streak after coming so far, however, so at 12:01 I hit the road to do one VERY EASY mile with the few minutes I had to spare.  I figured if I did one super easy mile, I wouldn’t even need to shower because I would have just done the one mile.  Everything worked out except for the part when I walked in the door and my husband was kind enough to point out, “pe-yew, you need a shower”.  Ha, so much for not sweating on the easy mile!  I guess I dressed too warmly.  But, it all worked out and I’m back to running now at regular pace, and I’m gearing up for my last road race of 2012… the Santa Hustle this Sunday.

I’m starting to think there’s something up with my right shoe, however, because despite the fact my right shin pain has dissipated  I tore up my heel yesterday on my mile and a half run and bleed through my socks and stained my shoe.  That’s odd because there was nothing new about the socks or shoe, but who knows.  I’m going to keep an eye on it and maybe take it to the store to see if there’s a quick fix I can do so I don’t mess up my shin/leg/heel.

I’m officially 1/2 way through the streak today as I run day 21 today and have 20 days left to go after this!  AND, I’m on pace to hit 300 total miles run for the year of 2012, which is pretty cool!