Bugger!

Only days before the race, the only thing running is my nose!
I'm supposed to avoid health and fitness issues for these last few days but it is not going well.

My wife has had a really bad cold and chesty cough for over a week and now I seem to have contracted it. Burning throat, running nose, aching sinuses and sore eyes. Just waiting for it to hit my chest. That's number 1 thing that's not supposed to be going on now.

Number 2 is an injury that I have no idea where it's come from. My last run on Tuesday went well and I was fine 'till I got my boots on to head out on my ranger patrol at Lyme Park on Wednesday when I became aware of shin pain. I though I must have banged it and it continued with annoying discomfort all day. When it came to driving home I realised it was more in tendons and muscles to left and behind my shin bone and each time it's been rested it's stiff and hurts.  It may be that I've been compensating for the hamstring problem, I really don't know!

So, I'm dosed up with Lemsip, taking it easy, drinking a lot (not alcohol) and resting my leg applying cool packs and ibuprofen gel.

Hopefully I'll get to run but unless I'm a lot better it wouldn't be safe. I feel a slow time coming on if I do manage to run.