Marathons, Half Marathons, and 5k runs - Have you done one?

[JennRN]

I always hated running until about a year ago, for some reason I just started running. Now I love it!! I have done 5K's and 10K's here in Houston. I would like to try a half and then one day work up to a full(not sure if I'm just dreaming about that, lol!). I'm wokring on a great collection of run t-shirts!

My advice-get some GOOD shoes. Go to a running store where they look at your feet, and how you walk, and can find a good shoes. When I first started running, I didn't have running shoes-but I did have knee pain. After I got some good shoes-and yes, they can be expensive, but not as expensive as kne surgery!!-no more knee pain!

One thing though-I did develop a nice shin splint on my right shin. I iced it and Advil'd it pretty steadily for about a week, week and a half, but every now and then it still hurts. Any advice on how to get it to go away?