Advice please!

[AngelScorpio]

I was at week 5 of my couch to 5k with the lovely Sarah millican spurring me on, when I developed shin splints and now haven't run for just over 2 weeks 😞, do I just try and pick up where I left off or am I setting myself up for failure?? And how do I stop the shin splints happening again?? Any advice greatly appreciated, my running gear is calling me!!! TIA

[misswobble Graduate]

How do you know for sure that it's actually shin splints ?

[ju-ju- Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Good point!

[AngelScorpio in reply to misswobble]

I work at a hospital and described my symptoms to one of the physio's and they said shin splints, and when googling my symptoms matched exactly, unless there's something else it could've been? I'm just petrified of that pain again!

[ju-ju- Graduate]

I too got shin splints doing C25k. Gait analysis and proper shoes sorted this very quickly!!

[AngelScorpio in reply to ju-ju-]

I went for gait analysis and spent a bomb on new trainers which did help a lot, maybe I shouldn't have tried to run through the pain when it started? I carried on for a good 2 weeks with painkillers and compression socks and the pain got worse.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well.. as long as you have been exercising in between..head out again now..moving on and keeping it steady and slow. try very hard to land lightly too! Kissing the ground with your feet is what I call it

Slow down a tad maybe and make sure your shoes are okay too...

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[AngelScorpio in reply to Oldfloss]

I'll try, maybe I do tend to stomp a little!! Thanks 🙂

[Shelby1973 Graduate]

Try picking up where u left off and if u struggle go back a week , no shame and no race as long as u reach the end eventually x