Shin splints?
Jul. 26th, 2008 02:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_vultureWell, today's run was a bit on the iffy side. On one hand, not only did I make the run a few seconds under my last time, I started by finishing off the first mile in 8 minutes, which I'm really chuffed about.
On the other hand, that overall time could have been so much less if I didn't have to walk the last half mile as a result of occasional sharp pains I was getting in my left shin.
A little bit of internet research later and I figured that I was probably overworking certain muscles connecting the toes to the shin. Apparently, long and middle distance runners tend to strike with the heel to avoid this issue. This is supported by the fact that the pain only occurs when I come down on the foot and that I seem to be able to avoid it by focusing on not moving the ankle so much. I'll have to be a bit more conscious of how I run, but that should be all I really need to do in order to avoid the problem.
On the other hand, that overall time could have been so much less if I didn't have to walk the last half mile as a result of occasional sharp pains I was getting in my left shin.
A little bit of internet research later and I figured that I was probably overworking certain muscles connecting the toes to the shin. Apparently, long and middle distance runners tend to strike with the heel to avoid this issue. This is supported by the fact that the pain only occurs when I come down on the foot and that I seem to be able to avoid it by focusing on not moving the ankle so much. I'll have to be a bit more conscious of how I run, but that should be all I really need to do in order to avoid the problem.
