This winter I made a pledge to myself to improve my running. I’ve been trying to correct gait and mechanical problems (extreme heel strike and overstriding) and emphasizing frequency of runs over length of individual runs.
I haven’t really jacked up the weekly average mileage that much, but over the last month I’ve noticed that one of my shins (proximal to the ankle) is always a little tender at the start of every run. The pain usually goes away (or seems to any way. Maybe everything else just starts hurting more) after awhile.
I’ve never really had a running injury before. To be honest I’m not entirely sure I’ve ever run enough to really get injured.
Should this ache concern me?