Hi Jerry! I am also starting the program this afternoon. I plan on beginning on a treadmill, and running Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

Here is a link that might help you out with your shins: http://walking.about.com/cs/medleg/ht/htshinsplints.htm

Looking forward to hearing about your progress. Good luck!

Hi, I started yesterday as well.  I was so sore last night that I had a really hard time sleeping.  I will do day two tomorrow as the soreness is about gone today.  Are you all listening to the podcasts while doing it?

I Started 1/5 as well. 

I stopped in Week 7 last winter (oct-dec 2007).  I repeated some, and had some short weeks, so it was really about 12 good weeks of running.  I was really proud of getting out there every week.  I was proud of my progress, proud of my attitude.  I thought I was proud of doing it without making myself fixate on the accomplishment.; but when I ended up letting it take so long that I bumped into Christmas obligations and got derailed, I was pretty disappointed.  I could have used the accomplishment after all.

I lurked on these forums last time around and it really helped.  I figure I'll post this time through.

I went faster than I meant to (for me) on Monday, thought that I felt great and felt strong... and now of course I've made myself sore for two days .  I'll run, hopefully slower, at lunch today and post a quick note.

-John

6'2" 240

New ACL March'06

Thanks, Vickey. Today's run went great. Great afternoon for it, even though it had just rained for 2 straight days. Major props to whomever engineered the drainage system at the greenway (and surrounding pastures and woods/marshes) where I run. I've only one other time seen the creek so high and rushing so fast. Water was standing in huge pools on the other side of the path to eventually drain back into the creek, yet the path was mostly dry.

Good luck to anyone running this evening. Hope it went well for you and your wife, Jerry.

-John

Did day 2 this evening. I work days so I will be running at night. It was very windy and I felt slow tonight, but I'm so happy I did it. Didn't seem to be any easier though. Hopefully by next week it will seem easier. Good luck everyone.

I started it yesterday and I can feel it in my calfs today. I will do day 2 tomorrow. I know I cheated a little with day one. I will try to avoid cheating tomorrow