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Yeah, I'd do the same thing. I have a habit of pushing when I shouldn't, which made a tennis elbow take much longer to heal than it should of. Then, shoulder tendinitis that took longer because I overdid things. I've finally learned my lesson :-)

Yeah, that's pretty common from what I've heard. I was actually just reading up on transitioning from the treadmill to outside (I do 10K 4 x week only on the treadmill). I learned: Forces are greater outdoors than on a treadmill which has some "bounce" to it. This means your body feels more impact. Movements vary much more outside as the ground is never totally flat and surfaces can be uneven. You have to propel yourself forward more outside, whereas the treadmill helps propel you forward with the movement of the tread. Unless you have an accurate GPS, your speed is likely different as it's much less controlled outside than on a "fixed speed" on a treadmill, so you may have been running faster. My local running store told me to transition slowly outside because of these differences. It's recommend that you take 2-3 weeks off if you have shin splints, and if you have to run, here's some advice from runner's world: <<<If you have to keep running with shin splints, our Runner's World physio recommends you do so on a treadmill, with the incline set to five – the incline means the forefoot has less distance to travel to the floor, meaning the muscles have less work to do. Run for five minutes, then do some of the stretches below. Repeat this up to five times as long as you have little or no pain. As the pain reduces, increase the duration of the runs then start to remove some of the stretch stops.>>>

Hi there, Well, I did power yoga 3+ times a week from a "formal exercise" standpoint, but no cardio. I also did daily walks with the dog, and consider myself active in general. But first time I got onto that treadmill, literally after 30 seconds I wanted to give up. I think that people can call themselves physically fit, but when it comes to running for first timers it feels like any fitness built up has gone out of the window :-)

What a fun time this was! So my plan was to improve on my time from my first 5K on Thanksgiving 2018. That one I finished according to my bib time 1:00:08.74 (19:24/M). Today I finished 52:59.8 (17:05/M) I would say that was a pretty good job. I'll count it as a success. I also started my fitbit tracker about 18 seconds before I actually crossed the starting line. My tracker had me completing the race at 54:49 (I had to wait to stop it until I was past the crowd) with a pace of 16:43/M so I dunno lol I really didn't run much. I did "sprint" at times and honestly once I got going I felt pretty good. According to fitbit my last mile was on track for a pace of 16:01/M. The weather was down right cold! It was in the 20s at the start but the sun was shinging and it made for a beautiful day. At the half way point I ditched my gloves and headband. I was plenty warm Thank you everyone for the words of encouragement! This race was just what I needed to motivate me to keep working on this. I'll be scanning the websites for more races to sign up for this year. Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Thanks for the welcome. Bubble 5k just makes a bunch of suds to run through.

It took me a bit longer than the actual plan most likely since I am a former smoker. Tonight I completed 3.2 miles and I have lost 25lbs in the process.