running and pain in the shins

Mangoaddict
Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just started an outdoor run...a beginner. My shin on my left leg hurts. My right leg is fine just my left hurts. What to do? It usually gets better later in the walk/run but the first few 10-15 minutes the pain is unbearable. Please advise me.

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  • ldbenincasa
    ldbenincasa Posts: 66
    Do you have real running shoes, that you were properly fitted for (like from a running store)? They make all the difference in the world!
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    it's probably shin splints. Here's a good article on what too do (no need to re-invent the wheel)

    http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/shin-splints
  • nolachick
    nolachick Posts: 3,278 Member
    ugh! i have the same problem. I bought new tennis shoes but no I didnt get fitted for them or anything :S

    SHBoss, I also get some pain in my calves when running? any take on that?
  • Mangoaddict
    Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
    yeah i got nike running shoes from foot locker. I don't think its the shoes because it doesnt hurt my right leg.
  • ourgang
    ourgang Posts: 229
    Ice your legs after a run, it will go away and stop running if it hurts really bad, you can do more damage than good that way!!!

    Good luck, I am a beginner runner also, my first 5k on November 1st!!!!
  • allie5199
    allie5199 Posts: 240
    This happened to me in March...I blame it on bad shoes and running too much too soon.

    I strongly advise you to take it easy for the next week or two so it doesnt get worse. I know thats the last thing you want to hear but I kept tring to run before my shin splints were healed and I ended up not being able to run (orbarely walk) for 4 months!!
  • gmvanloo
    gmvanloo Posts: 100 Member
    Nolachik - are you having cramps in your calves or what kind of pain? I have extremely tight calves and have been dealing with it for 10+ years. After a surgery for what they thought was compartment syndrome I think I have it figured out. Didn't need the surgery since it was just tight muscles. Now it's just a matter of fixing it. Having tight calves for 10+ years is hard to reverse.

    My advice is to make sure you stretch after running. Make sure to hit the calves really well. Also I try to do some calf stretches at my desk. Just pull your toes back and hold for a minute. I try to just keep doing this back and forth from leg to leg for a 10 min. I try to do it a few times per day.

    It's better to start now before they get too tight!!!!
  • nolachick
    nolachick Posts: 3,278 Member
    Nolachik - are you having cramps in your calves or what kind of pain? I have extremely tight calves and have been dealing with it for 10+ years. After a surgery for what they thought was compartment syndrome I think I have it figured out. Didn't need the surgery since it was just tight muscles. Now it's just a matter of fixing it. Having tight calves for 10+ years is hard to reverse.

    My advice is to make sure you stretch after running. Make sure to hit the calves really well. Also I try to do some calf stretches at my desk. Just pull your toes back and hold for a minute. I try to just keep doing this back and forth from leg to leg for a 10 min. I try to do it a few times per day.

    It's better to start now before they get too tight!!!!

    thnx for the advise. I also read about tight calves somewhere and have been trying to stretch b4 and after my workouts. but will definately try to remember to do the stretching at my desk too.

    thnx again. have a great day :flowerforyou:
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