Around May 1st I started running again. I never push myself too hard when I’m running because quite frankly I can’t breathe when I do. I pushed myself as far as I felt comfortable (with my breathing, trust me the rest of my body was not comfortable!). The past week or two I have been experiencing lots of pain in my shins while I’m running. Even with stretching and walking It doesn’t ease up. It almost feels like my shin is in constant contraction, it burns like crazy!! It always starts about 10 minutes into my run and gradually gets worse until I have to stop running. I decided this just wasn’t an option so I went to the doctor. 

Doctors (eye roll!). He told me to stop running if it hurt. Stop running?! I just finally started enjoying it again and now I’m supposed to stop. That was not what I wanted to hear and it left me feeling defeated. For the past few days I have been stretching, icing and doing other forms of cardio. It has been great. Tonight I decided to try running again and what do you know… 10 minutes and my shin hurts… 15 and its almost unbearable… 20 and I stopped. 

So now I have a dilemma and google can only help to an extent. If anyone has experienced this before what did you do? Did you treat the shin splints or did you simply stop running? Did anyone help you treat it (chiropractor, massage or physio)?