Back from a 3-Week Rest Period and Feeling Pain on my 1st Run?

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12 years ago 09/20/2011 3:23pm EDT

Hello Everyone,

I posted this topic on the Injuries Forum but had no responses.

Yesterday I just got off my break because I got a 9-week base for XC Season but circumstances came up that would not let me run the Season. I was running very good before taking a break and today I started running again.

I felt very fast today for my first day but after 13 minutes I had to stop because of this issue.

After about 10 minutes on my run yesterday, I started to feel both of my Shins in pain which forced me to stop running at 13:00. I was going to run for 30 minutes today since it was my first day back but all of the sudden I got pain in my shins and it's when I run, not walk.

What is causing this problem if I have gotten rest? I can't have this continue because I was going to build my base up again and I have 4 months until Track. Does anyone have any advice? During my warm up I wasn't feeling any pain and all of the sudden after the first Mile on my run, I felt that shin pain which forced me to walk. I want to know how this can happen after taking a break.. I started running at age 14 so i've been running consistently for around 3 years and I have never had any shin problems. I am hoping that this won't last too long because it will keep me from running until I'm recovered.

After a Good Night's rest, I still feel the Pain and at school when I go up and down the stairs, I feel the shin pain and this was the first time it happened since today I walked up/down the stairs after yesterday's first run.

I don't know if i'll be able to run today.

I am a Senior in High School and i'm 17

Thanks in advance to all who can help

I am 17/Senior

I felt very fast today for my first day but after 13 minutes I had to stop because of this issue.

I don't know if i'll be able to run today.

I am a Senior in High School and i'm 17

Thanks in advance to all who can help

12 years ago 09/20/2011 3:49pm EDT

re: Hernan

Go for walks. Don't run on hard surfaces. Avoid hills if you can. Just do a few days of easy jogging on flat grass. Focus on really easy running. You can't just show up and expect your legs to be ready to go like that because you rested them. Resting too often means giving them a lack of activity. They're probably quite weak compared to what they used to be.

No, I'm not giving you some BS pansy approach to recovering. If you just do easy jogging on flat grass for the next day or two you'll find yourself able to do like an hour of it three days from now and before the week is over you'll feel like you're ready to go dominate.

12 years ago 09/20/2011 4:02pm EDT

re: Shoebacca

Sorry about writing that twice.. I copy and pasted the post from yesterday and edited to post it today, but my iphone posted it twice.

You're probably right Shoebacca, maybe I was going fast enough for my lungs and maybe my legs were shocked that I was going that fast after being inactive for 3 weeks. I will go on the grass later, thank you. My runs are usually half the run, on grass, and half on asphalt, but for the next few days, I will see if my shins can handle the grass pounding..

12 years ago 09/22/2011 7:25pm EDT

re: Hernan

After taking a 2 day break, I still feel the pain. I don't Know what it is. It starts below my knee caps and the pounding probably brings the pain to my shins. Today I felt less pain because I was running on the grass at a 8:50 pace for only 20 minutes. I will try some biofreeze.

12 years ago 09/22/2011 10:55pm EDT

re: Hernan

the only thing biofreeze is going to do for you is make you feel numb. its not going to actually help heal the area. use traditional iceing instead. i'm just starting up again myself after a three month layoff and after about a week and a half i'm having the same issues. its might be phantom pains (which is what i'm hoping i'm having) so just keep an eye on them and take it EASY

12 years ago 09/22/2011 11:02pm EDT

re: Hernan

Shin splints. Run through them. They'll go away in a week or two.

12 years ago 09/22/2011 11:12pm EDT

re: Amateur Celebrity

Well, you didn't use us for a while so we got weak. Sorry.

12 years ago 09/22/2011 11:13pm EDT

re: Amateur Celebrity

Wow this is my first time ever getting shin splints. Why did I get shin splints if I wasn't running hard? How in the world does a 3 week break cause shin splints on the first day. Hopefully they do heal because I will be doing very light jogging on the grass until Tuesday.

Thanks for the answers

12 years ago 09/22/2011 11:15pm EDT

re: your legs

Lol, first time my legs get weak during a break. I hope they heal soon because they need me just as I need them.

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