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Rest & Recover

10/23/09 | by rronnn [mail] | Categories: Background, Running

Well I have overdone it AGAIN, My shins have bothered my since day one. First I could not run 20 seconds without intense burning, then I worked on strengthening them and it improved. I could run a mile without them bothering me, even that started to get better and I was going 5 miles without them stopping me. All along they have been sore, if I touch my legs its tender like they are bruised. It was nothing major I wasn’t in agony or anything I just dealt with it. This last week I think I went to far, I really tweaked the shin on my right leg good. Walking is difficult now I’m taking some time off running, maybe 4 days icing my shin everyday and in general taking it easy. Hopefully it won’t take to long before I can get back to running. I always get obsessed with anything I do and go overboard, running is no exception to that. Hopefully I don't damage myself to my by pushing so hard, I do try to limit myself and take it gradual!

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Comment from: JenLo [Visitor] Email · http://www.thinksbyme.com
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I'm guessing you've already done this, but a friend of mine was having intense shin pain and it was corrected by getting different shoes. She went to a running store that does gait analysis and turns out she was wearing the wrong shoes for her gait. It totally corrected her problem, and from what I've read, a lot of shin pain comes from this issue. The front of the leg tries to keep the foot in the correct position (if the shoes aren't right) and get overused. Good luck!
10/23/09 @ 06:44
Comment from: rronnn [Member] Email
Yeah I did the whole Gait analysis. It's just taking longer then I would like for my legs to get strong. they are getting better I just have to take it easy and not push to hard to fast.
10/23/09 @ 14:16

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