Week 5 run 3... Second time success! - Couch to 5K

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Week 5 run 3... Second time success!

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After a horrific first try of W5R3 with shin splints, i rested for 4 days and went out again today and completed it!!! The relief of doing it was incredible and i ran at a decent pace until the final minute and a bit after Laura said '2 minutes to go'.

So chuffed!

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FatcjGraduate

Brilliant! Well done you!

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misswobbleGraduate in reply to Fatcj

Go nice and steady. Shin splints are terrible so go very steady.

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hilbeanGraduate

Well done! Keep an eye on those shins though and keep things nice and steady, like Miss W says

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PurpleWizardryGraduate

Well done you! I got shin splints early on too, found a mixture of wearing compression socks and sometimes shin supports made a difference, also someone wrapping my leg up tightly and leaving it there for about 5 minutes shifted it eventually! Flipping painful though, aren't they!

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