OK… so about two weeks ago I posted that I had sore shins and since then I have done the usual biking and swimming. I ran last Tuesday and it felt decent but I didn’t want to risk them getting sore prior to WI IM so I decided to substitute the eliptical for runs. With one week to go, my shins are feeling pretty good (knock on wood) and I am dying to go out for a short run but don’t want to risk it. Do I just conintue with the eliptical and save the desire to run for the actual race? I guess I have nothing to gain by running now, right?
If you are feeling confident, I might do like a 10 min run just to loosen up your run muscles, and see how it goes. But yes, you are not going to gain anything fitness wise.