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Slambram
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Thought i found the secret for me, but that belief was shattered this
week. I battled shin splints all week until I got them again today so
bad after only a few miles that i had marble-size knots on both shins,
which i massaged out as best i could, but i'm still left with a
visible bruise where one was.
I thought my secret was to stretch a little, build up to running
almost every day, be extra-careful when coming back after even a short
layoff, and always, always always stay below my "working" pace for the
first mile (only 8:00 to 8:30).
Usually, if i can make it past 2 miles without a hint of shint
splints, i'm free to push myself as hard as i want as long as i can
take it. This would suggest to me i need to warm up more. I can do
this if it's that's reason, but i wonder why i get away with not doing
it more often than not. I've never had anyone evaluate my stride
other than others say it looks efficient. When the shin splnits kick
in, my feet start wapping - not before. Whether psychological or
entirely physical, it's unnerving and it won't be long before i quit
(feel like everyone in the gym is going, "oh, that's gotts hurt." And
it does.
..
I train mostly during my lunch hour, so i'm limited to 30-40
minutes. I go longer on the weekends. I've been getting 4 miles in
lately, and trying to get that down to 30 minutes (7:30). I'm mainly
doing this to get cut up a little for the summer, but as with most
things i enjoy pushing myself and seeing improvement. Before you know
it i'm dreaming of 10k races, half-marathons, then my lifetime dream
of a full marathon.
Basically, the way i want to handle this is to try and loosen the
tibialis muscle as much as possible before training. I bought some
heat wraps today and tried out some heat first and it seemed to help.
It's been 20 hours since the injury though. Ice might have been
better earlier?
week. I battled shin splints all week until I got them again today so
bad after only a few miles that i had marble-size knots on both shins,
which i massaged out as best i could, but i'm still left with a
visible bruise where one was.
I thought my secret was to stretch a little, build up to running
almost every day, be extra-careful when coming back after even a short
layoff, and always, always always stay below my "working" pace for the
first mile (only 8:00 to 8:30).
Usually, if i can make it past 2 miles without a hint of shint
splints, i'm free to push myself as hard as i want as long as i can
take it. This would suggest to me i need to warm up more. I can do
this if it's that's reason, but i wonder why i get away with not doing
it more often than not. I've never had anyone evaluate my stride
other than others say it looks efficient. When the shin splnits kick
in, my feet start wapping - not before. Whether psychological or
entirely physical, it's unnerving and it won't be long before i quit
(feel like everyone in the gym is going, "oh, that's gotts hurt." And
it does.
..
I train mostly during my lunch hour, so i'm limited to 30-40
minutes. I go longer on the weekends. I've been getting 4 miles in
lately, and trying to get that down to 30 minutes (7:30). I'm mainly
doing this to get cut up a little for the summer, but as with most
things i enjoy pushing myself and seeing improvement. Before you know
it i'm dreaming of 10k races, half-marathons, then my lifetime dream
of a full marathon.
Basically, the way i want to handle this is to try and loosen the
tibialis muscle as much as possible before training. I bought some
heat wraps today and tried out some heat first and it seemed to help.
It's been 20 hours since the injury though. Ice might have been
better earlier?