I have never been happier to be diagnosed with shin splints than today! Yes... I have shin splints!
A little history: With my second marathon, I developed a stress fracture. Why? When I was 12 years old, I got run over by a '76 Monte Carlo and broke my leg really bad. Actually the bones came out in three places - really bad!
After my first marathon I ramped up for my next marathon with too much, too soon and too fast. I actually tried to run a mile at a 7 minute pace. I pulled my hamstring, didn't rest and it cascaded into a stress fracture. I still healed and I still finished the marathon and I started training for my third marathon in the January of 2006.
In the middle of the night, January 2006, I ran into the couch and little did I know, I broke my toe. I still trained and in the middle of the summer I felt something like my stress fracture on the opposite leg. Being skidish, I dropped way back, self-diagnosed a stress fracture of the tibia and hit the elliptical. I still did the marathon and I layed off until Christmas and started running again.
I started feeling the pain again and a radiologist friend offered to scan me to make sure. It's been a stinking shin splint. I definitely had one in 2005. But not last year and not now! How cool!
Yes, the shin splint is sore, but how do you like them apples?! I'm healed! I'm OK! I can keep running! cool, Cool, COOL!!!!
So what do you learn from this. I know what I'm talking about when I say to watch out for too much, too soon and too fast. I've made the mistakes and you can learn from them!
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Congrats on your shin splints!
Hit by a 76 Monte Carlo?? Gracious! :o
Hope the shin splints heal quickly!
Wow! You've had quite an interesting life with those bones of yours!
I'm sorry to hear about your shin splints. It helps us novices to hear that even the "great and powerful" one struggles. Hope you get better soon!
Thanks for sharing your story. I am one who wants to go out there and "get at it" but shin splints have taught me not to. Thanks for reminding me to stretch and start slow and build up!
...so glad to know that you are o.k. What would we do without you to lead us on. Carry on marathoner!!!
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