When someone has an injury, they should probably take extra precautions to handle it with care. I did 2 things this weekend that may not have been so good for my shins. I first was asked to "race" by my niece in the back yard. I did a small, very small warm up. I ran around the back yard, hoping that she would follow. Then my nephew got into the "race". He is about 11 years old. I thought that I would control my speed enough to just kind of nudge him on, but oh no I had to give myself a burst of speed, because it was fun. That was on Saturday, and I think that I started to feel a little bit of inflammation then.
Yesterday, I ran another 5.4km, in about 25 minutes. I tapped up and did not feel any inflammation after that. However, later in the day I got on the trampelene with my boys and they wanted me to jump as high as I can. I was definitely using my ankles in a springing like motion, thinking this will be a good strengthening exercise. The shins are definitely inflamed from this. This is so frustrating!
I'm 35 years old, married, have 2 kids and took up a better life style when I was 30. I was a smoker, drinker, world traveler (for work) and didn't do any exercise. I started going to a gym doing cardio and weight training. But running is still my real passion!
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Hope your shin will get well soon. I have a colleague who used to have shin problem too, and I told him about the book "Chi Running" and he said it's helpful. Though I don't agree with all the running techniques in Chirunning, it does emphasize some very important points.
Thanks, I'll have to look for the book and give it a try. I read your comment on your blog about the 1/4 effort and stride rate. It's not so easy to know exactly what 1/4 effort means, eh? It's always a mere approximation, but the point is to take it easy on these type of runs. Never push. I too hope that I can get back to running on a more regular and longer basis.
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