Run, Rabbitt, Run

I've set off on my running journey (metaphorically speaking) three times in the last few years and each time I have been hampered by shin splints.  I have taken all the advice offered, tried everything and still have the same issue.  When I first started running I had issues with breathing and muscle pain and other niggles but I've mastered the breathing and my legs feel strong, I can still walk after a long run (long for me is 10k), now it's just that leg that stops me.  I curse that shin, it mocks me when it should be on my side.  Injury seems to be part and parcel of running but it's more than just the physical pain. It was just over a week ago that I ran 10k with the lovely Running Fit West Yorkshire bunch.  The following day every step sent a jolt of pain up my left shin, a now familiar pain.  A full week later I could just start walking without pain.  All the advice for shin splints is to not run, for anything up to six weeks or at least until ...

"Is it the world that's busy, or is it my mind?" - Haemin Sunim, 'The Things You Can See When You Slow Down' My local park overrun with dandelions The thing I enjoy about running rather than, for example, going to the gym or swimming is that I get to do it outside.  Walking is another thing I love to do; running but slower! We notice more when we slow down.  Walking provides headspace.  I know many people try but it's pretty tricky to look at your mobile phone while walking, walking takes you away from distractions. I live in the 'burbs, there are a few parks but none that are even big enough to host a Parkrun.  I can run around my local park in five minutes.  I still love that little park though.  It's funny what you can find when you become an intrepid explorer though.  Sometimes following a sign that says 'public footpath' can send you on an adventure. I prefer to leave my car and walk if it's feasible.  Today I did an 8km rou...