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Is this the beginning of shin splints?
I just finished C25k Week 5 today. (Huzzah!) Almost immediately after I finished I started feeling a sharp pain in my right leg. Sort of in the middle of my shin, and slightly radiating toward my knee.
I stretch when I'm done running and I have a foam roller that I try to use, though I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly.
If it is the start of shin splints is it normal to just have it in one leg? Is ice and Advil an ok treatment?
Re: Is this the beginning of shin splints?
It COULD be shin splints (mine are usually lower). I would continue the foam rolling and icing but also take a couple days off.
Advil will dull the pain for a while (it's pretty much the only way I got through my track seasons with shin splints), but it won't help you get rid of it.
When you are feeling better, add some calf strengthening.
LOL, been there. Done that. I went through pre-wrap and athletic tape like nobody's business in high school.
When you foam roll, really focus on your calves. If you aren't already, put one leg on top of the other to dig in deep when you roll the calf. Sometimes I'll get sore mid-shin and I can always find the spot in my calf that is causing it.
Something else that might help you is compression sleeves.
Mine are also lower so I'm not sure what yours might be either.
I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that it's shin splints just because it hurt after one run. Give it a day or two off, see how it feels. Shin splints are overuse injuries, it would probably give you some sign more than once before major damage is done.
The Dixie cup ice massage thing is great, btw.