Training with shin splints

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10 years ago 11/15/2013 8:06pm EST

I'm 16 and I've never run a marathon but want to next year. My goal is sub 3:00:00 and I've been running this marathon training program before school everyday.

http://www.coolrunning.com/cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=129

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I thought I could handle the mileage after coming off of cross country season but there really aren't many days off in this program. I've gotten shin splints which has taken the fun out of running. I want to continue this training plan but get rid of my shin splints at the same time. Is there a way of getting rid of them without taking a break? The shin splints are only on the lower inside of my left leg and I've focused a lot on my form. I'm going to get new shoes but is there anything else I should do to get rid of my shin splints? Thanks

10 years ago 11/15/2013 8:20pm EST

re: portlandrunner

10 years ago 11/15/2013 9:32pm EST

re: portlandrunner

Just take a god damned break. You won't lose any fitness. Even if you just take a week off with cross training, in a lot of cases your shin splints will get tremendously better. I had shin splints starting in early June in the lower inside of my right leg and I never stopped or halted training, and sure enough it got worse and worse until I got diagnosed with a Tibial stress fracture and had to miss the majority of the cross country season. It's not worth it. I did literally everything anybody said about how to get rid of shin splints BESIDES rest. I got new shoes, iced all the time (My lower leg has significantly less hair than the rest of my leg from icing it so much), compression, elevation, Ibuprofen, you name it but it didn't matter. And for the record, when I finally HAD to take a break because of my sfx, the pain went mostly away in like ten days, so I'm sure a week off shin splints would be great.

10 years ago 11/15/2013 11:17pm EST

re: jaketyler11

jaketyler11 wrote:
Just take a god damned break. You won't lose any fitness. Even if you just take a week off with cross training, in a lot of cases your shin splints will get tremendously better. I had shin splints starting in early June in the lower inside of my right leg and I never stopped or halted training, and sure enough it got worse and worse until I got diagnosed with a Tibial stress fracture and had to miss the majority of the cross country season. It's not worth it. I did literally everything anybody said about how to get rid of shin splints BESIDES rest. I got new shoes, iced all the time (My lower leg has significantly less hair than the rest of my leg from icing it so much), compression, elevation, Ibuprofen, you name it but it didn't matter. And for the record, when I finally HAD to take a break because of my sfx, the pain went mostly away in like ten days, so I'm sure a week off shin splints would be great.

Amen, brother. Don't be stupid. When you feel it coming on, take a break. The only "real" injuries that I've ever had were shin splints and quadriceps tendonitis. Both times I ignored the pain and tried to run through it. They both ended with me missing a lot more time than I would have if I'd only taken a week off when I first felt it coming on. Be smart and know your body.

10 years ago 11/15/2013 11:18pm EST

re: portlandrunner

just rest up and get healthy. Don't run through shin splints. It's a bone injury.

10 years ago 11/16/2013 8:19am EST

re: fddsfsdfsdfds

I found wearing compression socks all the time when I wasn't running or showering helped when I had shin splints. Not compression sleeves. Socks. Just don't poop in them. Ever.

Mine weren't terrible. They just hurt. Like others said, you won't lose fitness over 1 week. That time off will probably be good for you.

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