Rachel's Running Log

Sorry to hear about the shin and ankle pain. Usually a symptom of running too hard/too much or a change due to conditions (e.g. the hill!).

I would tell you to continue to rest, take ibuprofen and ice the ankle and shin. There is a good article about shin pain in the most recent Runner's world magazine as well. When you do start running again, take it really easy and on as much flat as possible (around the lake!). Hope you heal quickly.

Thanks Jeff, my ankle has been hurting since the end of Jan/Beg. of Feb and was hoping my new running shoes would help. My shin pain is defintely a resule to running too fast up a hill while Remi was on his bike getting him to PE on time. It'll be 2 full two weeks tomorrow when it happened. I forget to take ibuprofin so I'll try to remember that over the next few days. My brother-in-law mentioned that I should have two pair of running shoes that I can rotate every other day, should I? I always wear the same pair for about 5 months then just get a new pair.

I noticed the little tease of weather there, seems to happen all the way until late May! (June last year).

Great job on your race - You're the MAN!

Yes, rotating several pairs of shoes is not a bad idea, but I don't think would solve your issue. You are not running enough miles on them per day to make them create issues for you. I track my shoe mileage (the blog can do this for you, just activate the shoe tracker) and typically get about 500-600 miles out of a pair of shoes before they wear out (outsole, cushioning feels dull, etc).

Where is your ankle hurting? If you want to continue to run, you might want to try taping/wrapping it before a run to add some support.

It hurts on the inside!