I forgot to post this on Tuesday but here it is...
I met Sarah B at the gym today. My shins had been killing me earlier today but I thought I'd try and work through the pain. By the time I got to the gym it was just a dull throb so I figured why not try.
We got on the treadmill and started walking a few mins to warm up. We decided to only do a mile since my legs were hurting. I walked .1 miles then decided to see how far I could run. I got to .75 mile before walking and I did it at a 1% incline (to simulate running outside). I was surprised at how far I ran since it was more than my 1/2 mile straight last Thursday. :) Then I altered run/walk for the last lap of the mile and did a cool down. Then we walked around the mall (my gym is attached to a mall). So I did 1.25 miles in about 25 mins... not too shabby.
Found out later that I shouldn't run with shin splints and should let them heal all the way before attempting to run (it just makes them worse).
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