Victory is mine!

Today was a very productive day. I went to the doctor and she was very cool, but wants me to see a sports orthopedic specialist- whatever the official name is. She thinks it's basically shin-splints with bonus numbness or chronic compartment syndrome. So we'll see.

I did my walk anyway this evening, and it was just wonderful. I was to do a 15 minute warm-up and 45 minutes at my medium pace, so I went real casual-like for the warm-up, then did my stretches and picked up a bit. No cramping, no numbness! At my turn around point, I picked up the pace a bit more and ended up making some excellent time. As it stands, I'm averaging about a 15-minute mile, including warm-up and stretching, which is pretty good for this point in my training. I know that I can go faster, but I want to have a steady pace, not just fast. If I do no improving except for endurance, I'm looking at about 7 hours for the marathon, and I would rather be under 6 hours. Onward and upwards!