RunningAHEAD - Topic: Shin pain AGAIN

Bear_Poop

posted: 12/17/2006 at 9:43 PM

Due to a kideny infection and back spasms then a really bad chest cold, I had to stop running for some time. I ran once in 28 days. I have been back at it a little over a week and I am having problems with shin pain. Saturday I did 2 miles and was in a lot of pain at the finish as my log time shows. This morning I did only a mile and while not hurting as bad as Sat it was not great. Any ideas? Any advise?

To paraphrase an old poster: Today is the first day of the rest of your training. It doesn’t matter where you started or how far you’ve come. Today is the day. Your training didn’t start 6 weeks ago. Your training started the last time you hit the road. John “the Penguin” Bingham Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 12/17/2006 at 9:45 PM

How many miles do you have on your shoes? I have found that once I hit ~250 miles I start getting shin splints more. New shoes has thus far helped a LOT. k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

RunningHammer

posted: 12/18/2006 at 2:02 AM
modified: 12/18/2006 at 2:04 AM

I find a particular stretch (which i read is often neglected by runners) called the "Soleus Stretch" really helps to keep any shin pain at bay too. Try this page, scroll down to #5: http://www.halhigdon.com/15Ktraining/Stretch.htm Cheers Davey

Bear_Poop

posted: 12/18/2006 at 5:42 AM

Thanks RH I'll give that a try! Zoom, I have less than a 100 miles on the shoes. Just could not believe that with less than a month off of running I could have this problem again and it seems worse than when I started running. I just need to relax and not push too hard. My mind has one idea and my body another. Doc told me to listen to my body when I started this and I need to remember it.

To paraphrase an old poster: Today is the first day of the rest of your training. It doesn’t matter where you started or how far you’ve come. Today is the day. Your training didn’t start 6 weeks ago. Your training started the last time you hit the road. John “the Penguin” Bingham Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire

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