Weekly mileage after 10 weeks off running due to injury

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becky f Jul 2016 7:30pm, 25 Jul 2016 334 posts	0 becky f For the past 4 weeks I've been back to running after 10weeks off due to shin splints injury. I've increased my Sunday runs from 2 mile to 4,6 and this Sunday I'm doing an 8 but my question is on a Tuesday I'm only running 2 miles as this is the mileage I was doing just as a test run for my shin but before injury I was running around 4 miles on a Tuesday do I have to continue to just run 2 miles on a Tuesday or can I go back to what I was doing before as 2 miles seems pointless but I'm already increasing weekly milage by 2 miles per week. Do I have to use the 10% rule or can I go back mid week runs to where I was before?
lammo Jul 2016 7:45pm, 25 Jul 2016 6,699 posts	0 lammo I'd take it slow to be sure you're fully healed, better than a recurrence of the injury, no? Do you have a race target currently?
becky f Jul 2016 7:46pm, 25 Jul 2016 335 posts	0 becky f Yes run 2x marathons in a day on the 29th October
lammo Jul 2016 7:50pm, 25 Jul 2016 6,700 posts	0 lammo I've just checked you out and you've loads more experience than me, but for an experienced runner you can probably increase more quickly, just be very aware I guess. Did you see a physio? What was their guidance?
becky f Jul 2016 7:54pm, 25 Jul 2016 336 posts	0 becky f Yes had a gait analysis and I've just had custom orthotics to wear in my shoes and was told I'm hyper flexible which can be the cause of my running injuries