Almost on cue, I hurt myself. Shortly after my previous post, I went to the fitness center for my PM walking/jogging (didn't use the river path, as nature can't decide whether there's going to be a thunderstorm or not and I didn't want to get stuck in a freak downpour a mile from my apartment). About 17 minutes in, my tibialis anterior (as far as I can tell, the muscle that runs along your shin between the bottom of your calf and your ankle) on both legs began cramping like hell. I'm not a doctor, but I believe it's also known as 'shin splints'. This actually started on Monday. It was OK today, but I think the elliptical aggravated it. I had done just a little over a mile on the treadmill and I wasn't even breaking a sweat, but it hurt so bad I had to stop. Made the walk home real fun, too. It's weird. It hurts on level surfaces and downward slopes, but not at all uphill. Must be a different muscle going up. It's the lower part of the muscle that's hurting, the real skinny part of my leg. (I do have a few relatively thin parts.) I'm going to stretch and ice it when I can (the next few days are fairly busy), and hopefully get back to some jogging by next week. If I can't, I'll need some replacement cardio exercises. Time is of the essence, after all.