is almost impossible - made even more so by the brain-turned-to-mush syndrome, which made me question even what city I was in. Maybe it was running the first 10 miles feeling fantastic, with no hint of the shin splints of the past few weeks to spoil it

- or even get to the first mile - was a big question mark. My training went completely off course when shin splints set in about six weeks ago. To keep up my fitness I joined a gym and hit the cardio machines, but I was well aware this wasn't conditioning e

salute you.Sunshine, 4:36 --What a wonderful event! My preparation was not ideal, having picked up shin splints three weeks before and having to rest (something I found very difficult to do!) Thanks to Shan, my sports therapist, and ultrasound I got