May 21st I ran in the Tilden Tough Ten sponsored by the Lake Merritt Joggers and Striders. This is a 10-mile race along the East Bay hills. I have a painful case of shin splints so I took it fairly easy. The course is a simple "out and back" with the middle third being quite hilly. There are photos and a course description here:
http://www.lmjs.org/Tilden_Tough_Ten
I ran the first 5 miles in 44:17 and felt pretty good charging the uphill sections. In the 6th mile I met my match with a steep dirt hill on Mezue and my time dropped own to 10:54 for lap 6. I took it easy after that and finished the event in about 93 minutes. So more, ice, Advil, rest and hopefully I can shake this case of shin splints and be back training at 100%. I may run the LMJS 15k next weekend and the Lake Chabot Trail Challenge the weekend after next - we'll see how my recovery progresses.
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You might want to think about if your IT band is tight. Lots of long running tightens things up and I find trail running, because it flexes the foot inwards (and outwards) more than a flat surface, tends to stress the stuff on the sides of your legs.
So if your IT band is tight then the foot and leg movement (inwards) tends to totally stress the inside of your shin. Something has to give.
Just a thought.
Oh and, yeah, people walk a lot in trail runs. Slackers.
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