Running/Jogging Advice Required

[RandomJoe]

Last fall i was running 4-7 miles about 4 times a week and i developed some nasty shin splints that lead to stress fractures on my femurs as well. Shit was intense, but i never really understood the cause for myself. I think it was under-pronation but my gait seemed fine.

As for the nipple thing. vaseline or band-aids work, but vaseline will discolor your shirts. To this day (mostly due to my build) i use vaseline between the legs to halt friction.

Since i've recovered from last fall i find myself doing anywhere from 3-5 miles 2-3 times a week and its much more satisfying.

If you're doing outdoor running and find your ankles being sore/ developing shin splints, apart from icing/painkillers/lots of stretching I'd recommend switching between outdoors and treadmill every other time you run. If you set a treadmill on a 3% incline your impact will substantially reduced and you'll find that you have less ankle soreness, and you'll be in better shape to run on harder surfaces next time.

[Meat]

i get horrible runner's nipples, i just use some waterproof bandaids and tape over em. or just run shirtless

[Talus]

Use Bodyglide. It's a lifesaver for any place that fabric rubs against skin or skin rubs against skin (nipples, and your flanks if you wear a sleeveless shirt or singlet where you arm swing takes your upper arm back and form by the seam, or inner thighs if you need it there). Plus it doesn't discolor or degrade your technical fabrics.

[Galaika]

Thanks guys, good to know it sounds like they're just not used to the long distance. I'll get some of those exercises in and work my way back up to 10km a bit more gradually.

[Mizango]

Also as a SPORT MOD, it's funny that you do not know what means an endurance deterioration during overtraining?

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