Yep being an keen runner myself, have ran a couple of half marathons, and 10km races the biggest thing is to ease into it slowly. Running everyday for 30 days is not a good idea, even for the professional runner.
A normal rule thumb used by most beginner runners is to never increase your time or distance by more than 10% each week. Also every 4th week, drop right back.
I took on too much when I first started running and was out for 3 months. I loved it so much that I worked my way back up and am back to running 40km - 60km (24 - 37 miles) a week. I was able to loose about 19kgs (41 pounds) from it and now enjoy running in races trying to better my times.
Should get your injury checked out by a good sports doc, it could be something as simple as not the right shoes etc.
Good luck with it all.
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