It hurts, I need help

[Ally25]

On wk8r2, ran this this morning and the inside of my chins are really sore.....what should I be doing? What stretching routine do you all do? I think this is where I have gone wrong, not stretching enough......don’t want to have to take time out when I am so close to completing, feeling a little 😔 Thank you all

[Ripcurlrana71]

Hi Ally. I do dynamic stretches beforehand and stretches after. Think there is a pinned post on here somewhere. I definetly noticed from week 7 I needed to do pre stretching.

[Ally25 Graduate in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

Thank you Ripcurlrana, I thought that would be the case, would you know where this pinned post would be 😀

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Ally25]

nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/h...

This is the post run.

livestrong.com/slideshow/10... I do these pre run. Hope they help. 😊

Couldn’t find pinned posts! 😂

[Ally25 Graduate in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

Thank you that’s great, will give these a go 😀

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

Beware of running with shin pain, if it develops into full blown shin splints you could be pout of action for months. Have you got good shoes? If not get yourself to your sport shop and buy some...

[Ally25 Graduate in reply to Curlygurly2]

Thank you, can you recommend a good shop to go to....I wouldn’t know where to start 🤣🤣

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Ally25]

A gait analysis is a good option too. You need to look up a running shop in your area. 😊

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to Ally25]

I've no idea where you live sorry! Google it maybe?

If you go to a good shop, they will give you gait analysis - film you while you run on a treadmill, then slow the film down and look at how you run. It sounds scary but really it isn't! A lot of people "overpronate", this means their ankles bend inwards as they run, putting all sorts of strain on all sorts of places.

I got shin splints in week 2 of C25K, never known such pain, I couldn't walk, couldn't even bear a sheet on my legs at night. I didn't know about proper running shoes, so I took the advice of the lovely people here and went for gait analysis, and lo and behold! I overpronate! Some support shoes ( they have foam in the soles where you need it) soon sorted me out, what a difference they make! Some people supranate, I think that's the right term, that means their ankles bend outwards, you won't know until you have the analysis. You might even be a neutral runner, neither of those problems, but you will still benefit from proper running shoes.

They are not cheap. Expect to pay around £120. The analysis is usually free, and most shops will offer a return service, if you don't get on with the shoes you can return them even after you've run in them, can't say fairer than that! Do check when you but though. Good shoes are definitely worth the money.

Best of luck, let us know how you get on.

[Ally25 Graduate in reply to Curlygurly2]

Thank you so much for that, I will definitely take your advice, I am so glad to hear that there is a potential solution.....will start googling for a shop near me..... will let you know how I get on, thank you again Gate analysis 😀😀