On week 4 of Couch to 5K. Shin splints starting to bother me a little bit and have hampered me in the past. I got the calf compression sleeves this week and have been icing every evening. Running on the gravel warning track at the local ball fields and not pavement or concrete. I rotate shoes between Brooks Pure Flow 7s and Asics Sonoma 4s. Following the stretch plan I found HERE on my off days (C2 5K is only three days a week Mon/Wed/Fri). Walk the trail at work every day on my breaks. I can usually get about 3 miles a day in walking.

My 5K is Sept 21st. It will be a flat road course.

I like the idea of trail running. there's a gravel trail near the house that I've been on once this week. I'd like to get into that if I can keep these shin splints from killing me.

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Posted by LSU6262

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 8/22/19 at 11:07 am to Aubie Spr96

Beginner (again) runner here.

I'm currently on week 2 of c25k. M,w,f. I'm also jogging/walking 1 mile on Tues , Thurs. I know I'm supposed to take off days, but I enjoy running so much. Truthfully, it's the only excersise I do or even want to do.

Years ago I completed the c25k and then was running 3 miles, m,w,f and 4 miles, Tues and Thurs. Everything was good for a while, then I pulled something in my back in the middle of my run. It was extremely painful and I could barely walk straight for weeks. Anyway, I had a lot of stress going on in my work and personal life at the same time and as a result I just quit running.

My question is: is anyone here successful or could recommend running 5 days a week, preferably m-f? Was I doing too much at 3-4 miles a day? Should I work my endurance up more? I've never ran a 10k and my longest run was probably 5 miles, even though I was doing 4 miles twice a week.

Tia

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