<p>Hey, I know what its like! I started taking 500mg Calcium pills twice a day for the last week and a half. REally helped any shin pains (I used to have bad shin splints).</p>
<p>As far as running, you can do it if you want to. My experience:
I started running in August at a 9 min mile, and I couldn’t run any further. I now do 3 miles at a 7:40 pace 3 times a week and my mile is at 6:58. My training has been rather sporadic and I started out in bad physical conditioning. You can probably work up VERY quickly with the initial strength already being there and having time to heal. Good luck!</p>