Subject: Shin Splints So...I have shin splints. Better than something worst (MRI verified...$$$ ). I thought I had a stress fracture since I spent days unable to even walk correctly. I took 2 weeks off running last month and then started to run again with some pain the next day. I was trying a run every other day thing. I did an Oly last week and really pushed myself for my fitness and well...I limped around for 3 days afterwards. So no more running. I'm going to take 2-3 weeks off again but I really want to run but it's hard to know when I should start back up. I still have slight pain walking around. Nothing bad by any means but just enough to let me know it's not 100%. It doesn't hurt when I press on it anymore, which is a good sign.
I'm looking for advice on when I should start to run again. I was trying to run every other day, which seemed to be ok-ish but that all-out 10K wasn't ok. Anyone have these before? Should I slowly add ~3 mile runs in when I'm not 100% or should I be "pain free" for 1-2 weeks first? |