Couch to 5k

hbionic · May 28, 2009, 06:35:49 PM

My shin splints are going on 3 years and I can't get rid of them. I can't run because of this but I can take the pain enough to play basketball twice a week.

Sgt PSN · May 28, 2009, 06:42:07 PM

i always figured you'd have chronic knee problems more than anything else.

Zanshin · May 28, 2009, 06:45:57 PM

Quote from: hbionic on May 28, 2009, 06:35:49 PM
My shin splints are going on 3 years and I can't get rid of them. I can't run because of this but I can take the pain enough to play basketball twice a week.

If you ran more, the shin splints would probably go away entirely.

hbionic · May 28, 2009, 06:47:18 PM

Seriously?

I thought limiting activity would help. So, run through the pain? It has gotten better with rest....but it comes back.

Sgt PSN · May 28, 2009, 06:57:45 PM

if you're having some "chronic" shin splint issues, then you should probably go get it checked out by a doc because i'm willing to bet that it's more than just shin splints. it could be a simple fix like inserts for your shoes. or, it could be an accute case of swine-aids.

mussa · May 28, 2009, 07:06:02 PM

swine aids, lol

SD_Eagle5 · May 28, 2009, 07:27:32 PM

You still run?
Only when chased

PhillyGirl · May 28, 2009, 08:07:58 PM

hbionic....get your feet fitted for orthotics. My dad is a podiatrist and I've been wearing them for years. It should help with chronic shin splints.

Father Demon · May 28, 2009, 10:07:02 PM

Quote from: rjs246 on May 28, 2009, 06:07:41 PM
Unless you are enormously-overweight/injured/crippled/dead it shouldn't take your body more than a couple of weeks of running every day to be able to simply keep your legs moving for 3 miles. I'm not talking about 'racing' mind you, but your body doesn't need two months of running every day to get acclimated to the act of moving your legs for 3 miles.

It's science and I'm a doctor.

Yeah, this is what I'm talking about. I'm not going to win a race, but I think I can get my body to keep moving after 5 weeks of getting ready. And that's the goal.

And yes, I do wear it well. Very well.

Tomahawk · June 03, 2009, 01:34:25 PM

A few years ago, I hiked down the Grand Canyon, spent the night, then hiked back out in the morning. To prepare for this, a few weeks prior I started running. Being a pack-a-day smoker, I couldn't run two blocks the first day. By the end of week three, I was running 3 miles everyday. By running, I mean jogging.

hbionic · June 03, 2009, 01:38:41 PM

T-Hawk, has anyone ever told you that you look better with a mask on? Because if not, I just did.

Tomahawk · June 03, 2009, 02:08:53 PM

hahaha - I'm sure I've heard it before, but definetly not as sexily as you said it

PhillyGirl · June 25, 2010, 09:15:11 PM

so I'm bumping this because I restarted the program after quitting in week 3 last year due to severe knee pain.

Turns out it was runner's knee and this time around, I got the hookup from my orthopedic surgeon. Anti-inflammatory gel for the knees, these awesome HUGE icepacks that wrap around them after running and these bands that go around the bottom of my knee to support the tendons.

Just did week 3 day 1 tonight and it went well. Hot as a mother farger, but it went well regardless.

Planning on running my first 5k on 9/26.

PhillyGirl · July 12, 2010, 12:10:36 PM

just to update this...I'm done week 5 and onto week 6 and was able to run for 20 minutes straight, a little under 10 minutes a mile last night. Unreal. I struggled running all of the 60 second intervals in week 1.

Also just signed up for my first 5K in Sept.

charlie · July 12, 2010, 01:06:50 PM

If you can do 2 sub 10 minute miles now, you won't need the rest of that training program to run a 5 k 2.5 months from now.

Couch to 5k

SD_Eagle5