C25k Day 1: Fail!
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AmberStarr_87
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Made it through the first 4 rounds of day one.. Then, I got the most excruciatingly painful shin splints I have ever had! I've always walked 1-2 miles a day. Never ran it though! I wasn't going very fast, and moving my legs isn't new- so the fact that my shins hurt that bad was really weird?! Should I redo day one tomorrow? I walked about 15 seconds longer than the 90 second prompt for the last 3 intervals. Any advice?
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I've been taking C25K very slowly. I think it took me a couple of weeks (at least) to get through week one, day one. If I made it through half of the jogging portions, I would try to do at least one more the next time, until I was able to get through all of it.
Don't be too hard on yourself! I found I had to get better sneakers (went to New Balance and got fitted), and gave myself at least a couple of days between runs if I got shin splints. It's better not to run on an injury. As far as I know, shin splints won't get any better if you continue running on them. My advice would be if you are prone to them, just take it slow, jog whatever portions you can, and try not to overdo it.
I've also read elsewhere to Rest, Ice, and Elevate for shin splints. So hopefully that might help a bit, too.
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Have you got good shoes? Did you have your gait checked at a running store? If you've got the wrong shoes, that might cause leg problems. Sore legs are my sign that I need new shoes.
You say you're not running fast but maybe it's too fast for so early in the program. Maybe try slowing down a little bit? I know when I first started running I thought I wasn't running fast but it was too fast for a beginner. Speed is surprisingly hard to control at first.
Don't give up. It's a matter of finding out what works for you. Try again. Together we'll figure this out.0 -
Rather than jumping straight to shoes I'd suggest that you may have been trying to go too fast, or you were overstriding. Concentrate on landing your foot only just in front of your centre of mass, or right underneath, then pushing yourself forward, rather than reaching forward with the front foot.
Reaching forward places a lot of rotational stress on the lower leg that can lead to that pain.
It doesn't sound like shin splints, as that's an injury that takes time to develop. It's microfractures in the shin bone and tearing of the shin muscle.
Another option may be that you landed badly and twisted something?0 -
I've got Nike dual fusion 3 running shoes- I had them fitted at a runners world. So I'm hoping that's not the problem?! Maybe I was just going faster than I thought I was
-MeanderingMammal wrote: »Rather than jumping straight to shoes I'd suggest that you may have been trying to go too fast, or you were overstriding. Concentrate on landing your foot only just in front of your centre of mass, or right underneath, then pushing yourself forward, rather than reaching forward with the front foot.
Reaching forward places a lot of rotational stress on the lower leg that can lead to that pain. ?
I will try to figure out a better form, there is a solid chance that's a problem for me- I'm pretty awkward when it comes to any kind of fitness (I stub a toe on the daily lol)
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »Rather than jumping straight to shoes I'd suggest that you may have been trying to go too fast, or you were overstriding. Concentrate on landing your foot only just in front of your centre of mass, or right underneath, then pushing yourself forward, rather than reaching forward with the front foot.
Reaching forward places a lot of rotational stress on the lower leg that can lead to that pain.
It doesn't sound like shin splints, as that's an injury that takes time to develop. It's microfractures in the shin bone and tearing of the shin muscle.
Another option may be that you landed badly and twisted something?
I agree, be conscious of your strides. But in addition if you overpronate, where your foot essential rolls in when you walk or run, this can be very painful on the inside of your shin. I have to run in. Asics or brooks made for this. And have to get new shoes about every 5 months. So push yourself but don't hurt yourself and good luck.
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amberstarrcogle wrote: »I've got Nike dual fusion 3 running shoes- I had them fitted at a runners world. So I'm hoping that's not the problem?!
I got these same shoes for Christmas and am also experiencing inner knee pain (only in my left knee. I'm going to try some different insoles to see if that helps. I am also trying to focus on not heel pounding.0 -
That's really unlucky and is no reason for self doubt,The problem of shin splints can be due to your running style or more often you wearing running shoes that don't agree with your gait.Most specialist running shops will test your style and recommend good shoes that should alleviate any shin problems you have,If you live in London the Asics shop in Argyle St have a foot profile machine that is genius.It sorted out my problems when I started running again.I hope this helps.Good luck.0
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Did you check out the post on injuries in the general group posts. She has a specific post on shin splints. Its pretty good information.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/976328/running-injuries0
