Are these first signs of shin splints?

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  • Sloppy Joe

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    9 years ago 08/28/2014 4:04pm EDT

    I've increased my mileage slowing up I 50 mpw and after I woke up from a nap I noticed that my shins were sore and I can point my toe and there will be a sharp pain in my right shin. I also get this pain when I flex my lower leg. Now I'm a HS runner that's never really had any injuries and it would be devistating to get this right before season. I didn't feel it at all when running this morning only after I woke up. I'm scared to start running tommorrow. Could I just be sore? Any experience?

    Oh yeah I did a probably my hardest speed season all summer on our home course of about 4x1200.

  • registered

    healthywalking

    Member since 11/02/2013.

    10 posts. Last post 9 years ago.
    9 years ago 09/04/2014 11:09am EDT
    re: Sloppy Joe

    Shin splints pain is not likely limited to a small--1 inch--area but rather to at least 4 inch area, somewhere on the inner (medial) side of the lower two thirds of the shin. Shin splints is also not a sharp but vague pain. It typically appears during or shortly (half an hour) after running and disappears within 15 minutes or so. Only in chronic cases, it may persist during rest.

    http://www.ehealthstar.com/conditions/shin-splints

    It can be a stress fracture. If the pain persist, do NOT run.

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