i'm trying to motivate to do another 60 min jog on the hamster wheel when i get home tonight. my goal is to get to the point where i can cover 6 miles in that time rather than the 5.5 i'm presently doing. well that and i wish this dang inner tube around my waist would begin to deflate already. sigh.
i took the whole weekend off (just like every weekend. heh.) and was dismayed to discover that my shins are still a wreck this morning. gonna try and hammer out another 6 this evening though.
i took the whole weekend off (just like every weekend. heh.) and was dismayed to discover that my shins are still a wreck this morning. gonna try and hammer out another 6 this evening though.
Blah. My shins are too. Short of numbing my legs with novacaine, I'm not sure what to do.
i only go 3 times a week.
just did 6 mile jog and .5 mile walk! woot woot! this is my best ever! my speed varies because i'm supposed to be trying to keep my heart rate around 145-155 zone. i ignore the heart rate and just run it out for the last half mile so i ended up averaging out at exactly 10 mins/mile. 0 incline. sad i know. but the doc told me it would exacerbate the shin splint situation. i think when i get more used to going this distance and can pick up speed a little i might try and switch to 1-2 incline since apparently that's more true to life or something. i think that's a couple months off for me at least though.
Blah. My shins are too. Short of numbing my legs with novacaine, I'm not sure what to do.
Oh boy - so we have 3 of us here with shin problems!!
My shin splints are acting up so much again. Very hurty. I'm going to have to cut back to running 3x weekly with a day break in between. I'm sooooo sad, soooo disappointed.
I then later did my pilates for the buns & thighs dvd
To you gals on this treadmill link... take care of yourselves & shin splits!! Try different kinds of aerobics like cycling or walking as a good way to get your cardio in until the shin splits heals
Last edited by teawithsunshine; 03-02-2009 at 10:34 PM.
teawithsunshine: you know what, i think i'm going to have to suck it up and do just that. this morning i am having serious mobility problems. both shins are killing. sigh.
To you gals on this treadmill link... take care of yourselves & shin splits!! Try different kinds of aerobics like cycling or walking as a good way to get your cardio in until the shin splits heals
Unfortunately walking does the same thing for my shin splints. and I absolutely despite the bicycle. I am going to have to think of something else for my alternate day exercises until these puppies heal! The great thing about the treadmill was that it is at work, and while I'm at work I do it on my break.
What speed?
