Burning in one shin when jogging

teamAmelia

Hi. I recently started working out again. It's been about two weeks but I still have burning in my left shin. I'm doing C25K, and after about 1.5 min of jogging about 4.5-5 mph, and then 2 mins of walking, the burning will start. Even when I'm at the walking section, it still burns...it's almost like a pain. And, it's always just the left shin. I've tried leading with my right leg, no change. Is this normal after returning to exercise? Is this an injury? Anything I can do to stop it?

charming12u

Ramp up your mileage slowly I had issues with shin splints, and found compression socks helped a bit.

teamAmelia

So, THOSE are shin splints. Thank you.

MarineCodie

Are you overweight? Running puts a lot of pressure on the joints/bones and you will definitely notice minor things like this if you're just starting out.

Make sure you have the proper shoes.
Stretch.
Ice after every run - even if it doesn't hurt. You can ease up on this once you start getting more comfortable.
I suggest getting some calf compression sleeves. I used to run at night then I would sleep in them. Felt like a new person the next day.

Some pain you can run through and some you can't. Listen to your body. If it gets worse STOP. That's how stress fractures happen. I get shin splints when I haven't run in a while and then I jump back in. Ice, motrin and proper rest always get me over the hump.

Good luck. :flowerforyou:

teamAmelia

Thanks, MarineCodie. :happy:

MeanderingMammal

So, THOSE are shin splints. Thank you.

Doesn't sound like shinsplints, unless by "burning" you mean "knife driven into the shin then wiggled around"

Notwithstanding that it could point to a couple of different things.

As above, shoes is the usual culprit for new runners, but also getting into a post run stretching routine should alleviate and improve things.

And the classic treatment; RICE.

To avoid developing into something more serious, do some work on the shin muscle, lifting a sandbag with the toa, lifting the toe against a resistance band, or cycling with toes clipped into the pedals will all help to mitigate.