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Shin Splints
Sptfrgrl17
Posts: 19
Hello everyone!
I started C25K 3/21/14. I used to run in high school but have not been a runner since then, so like a 10 year break. HA! I also used to play soccer and run track so I have never really had these issues im having now. Week 1 and 2 went pretty smooth and I did not feel any after effects. I started week 3 I think it was during/after day 2/week 3, I started to get HORRIBLE shin splints. Walking up and down the stairs was EXTREMELY painful. I took a week off to let them heal a little bit, during this week i did the sit and point the toe exercises and the walking backwards-uphill to try to build the muscles. I tried again one week later and the pain just came back worse. I knew I didn't give myself enough time to let the pain heal. So, I took 3-4 weeks off of running completely. During those weeks I biked a lot and made sure to stay active and kept up with my exercises. I also went out and bought new running shoes and compression cuffs for my shins. I read those were supposed to help. So here we are, this week i decided to try going on a run as I signed up for a 5K beginning of June. I went two days , resumed back on week 3 day 1. That day went awesome, I felt great, no pain. Yesterday I went out again for day 2 , somewhere during the middle of my run the pain came back and today it definitely feels worse. It's really discouraging!!! I don;t really know what to do anymore and I am hoping someone has had similar experience and can give me some advice! I really would like to do the 5K next month and be able to run AT LEAST half! I was shooting for running 3/4 of it but now I am not so sure....
I started C25K 3/21/14. I used to run in high school but have not been a runner since then, so like a 10 year break. HA! I also used to play soccer and run track so I have never really had these issues im having now. Week 1 and 2 went pretty smooth and I did not feel any after effects. I started week 3 I think it was during/after day 2/week 3, I started to get HORRIBLE shin splints. Walking up and down the stairs was EXTREMELY painful. I took a week off to let them heal a little bit, during this week i did the sit and point the toe exercises and the walking backwards-uphill to try to build the muscles. I tried again one week later and the pain just came back worse. I knew I didn't give myself enough time to let the pain heal. So, I took 3-4 weeks off of running completely. During those weeks I biked a lot and made sure to stay active and kept up with my exercises. I also went out and bought new running shoes and compression cuffs for my shins. I read those were supposed to help. So here we are, this week i decided to try going on a run as I signed up for a 5K beginning of June. I went two days , resumed back on week 3 day 1. That day went awesome, I felt great, no pain. Yesterday I went out again for day 2 , somewhere during the middle of my run the pain came back and today it definitely feels worse. It's really discouraging!!! I don;t really know what to do anymore and I am hoping someone has had similar experience and can give me some advice! I really would like to do the 5K next month and be able to run AT LEAST half! I was shooting for running 3/4 of it but now I am not so sure....
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I am on week 3 day 3 and I am having horrible shin splint pain as well. However, my pain stops as soon as my workout is over. It is not lingering and I believe it is because of the amount of water I drink. I drink about 1 gallon of water throughout the day to flush out any lactic acid build up in my muscles. I have also started jump roping to try to build up those running muscles. That was a suggestion from one of the old C25k forums. Lastly, really really slow down during your walk sessions and give your body a chance to recover before the run starts again. I hope some of this helps.:drinker:0
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jump rope is a new one! i am going to try that!0
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