Hey Guys! I just got home from the 10k Sun Run. I was able to run the whole thing, and my shins are fine! YAY!!! I stretched really well before and after. I also took some Ibuprofen when I got home, and did some icing on my shins. Despite having only 5 hrs sleep and a major tummyache for the last 3 days, I made my goal of doing the race in 50-some mins. My Nike+ clocked me at about 57-58 mins, so we'll see when the official times are printed in the Vancouver Sun tomorrow. At about the 8k mark I felt like walking. I was really getting tired, but I checked my time and it was 47 mins. So, I KNEW that I had to really motor in order to reach my goal. I had to push myself near the end, but I did it! I'm so happy!!! This year I used a different strategy. I started right at the front of the pack of people. So I crossed the start line 30 seconds after the horn was blown (rather than 20 mins later like last year), and I didn't have to deek and dodge passing people the whole way. It was wayyyyy better. So I knocked about 9 mins off my time from last year, maybe I can take another 9 off next year too :O)