Subject: Another Shin Splint thread... Left leg only. Every time I start logging miles, there goes the shin splints (I know this is a generic term for lower leg pain ). Ranges anywhere from top of ancle bone to mid shin. In 1993 I thought I would just run through it, and ran right into a stress fracture. I am older now, and not training for "all world" titles so I had started my new competitive training nice and slow in May. Late June, shin splints return lower left leg. To rest the splints, I logged all my "run" miles on an agressive eliptical pace for three weeks, and the splints are gone. No sensativity, no pain. Thursday is my first run day, 27 min. I have a new pair of ASIC shoes designed for people who over pronate, and they are very comfortable. BUT... I stretch, I focus on heal-toe, I have new shoes for over pronation, but I know that they will return. Again, this is only in the left leg.
To keep doing the same thing and expecting differnt results is insane by definition. Any pointers? Does Dr. Scholls make a special shoe insert? Or am I doomed to going to the podiatrist?
I make sure and use "ICE ICE Baby" after runs. Perhaps "Pain Displacment" is the answer. I'll slam my right knee into a fence post before the run, then I wont notice the left shin.
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