I know that pretty much no one is reading this blog yet, but I continue to write like I have a massive audience. There's something about being able to spill some of the chatter going on in my head onto "paper," whether anyone else is reading it or not. It really helps me settle my thoughts - and it's keeping me honest, just like my stated goal in Post #1 said it would.
Case in point: last night's run. I cannot tell you how freaking sore and tired I was when I came home from work. I was so, so close to skipping the night's scheduled run (and it was even an easy day! 2 easy, schmeazy miles.) Old Krista most certainly would have skipped the 2 miles, made a delicious dinner and curled up with Grey's Anatomy. New Krista remembered the blog. I couldn't live with the guilt I'd feel by not being able to add a measly 2 miles to my weekly mileage tally. So I ran ....
And the pain came. For some reason, I seem to have more pain when I do short runs than when I do long ones. Two miles nearly floored me. I was breathing easy and barely sweating by the time I finished the 2 miles, in just under 20 minutes, but my shins felt like they were going to explode from the pressure running through my muscles.
I don't know if it's time for new shoes, or what. I stretch, I ice. I don't add too many miles in a week (made that mistake last year and crippling pain followed.) Yet for some reason, shin splints still come. I'm going to do my 6 miles this weekend and see if I can run through the pain and reach a point where they don't hurt - and I think I'll take ibuprofen before and after the run as well. If the pain remains as bad as it was last night, then I think I'll be hitting the shoe store. I've never had my feet properly measured and I'm pretty sure the morons at the "running store" (in name only) where I bought my shoes last fall didn't help me pick the proper shoe.
Any one of you imaginary people reading have a suggestion here?
P.S. The short run allowed me to get home in time for Grey's, which SUCKED. Why does ABC waste my time with "season recaps?" I don't care ... get me all excited for a new episode and then air crap I've already seen.
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Krista, you're a pistol :-) Here's what I know about shin splints, which is admittedly not much, but hopefully, something might help. There are a number of reasons why you could have shin splints. You might be landing too hard on your feet, which would affect the bones in your legs (stress fractures). It could be that you are pushing off with your toes when you run, which stretches the muscles along your shins. It could be that your shoes are old and don't have enough padding in them. Did you get fitted? What can you do to help? Glad you asked.
1. You need to step lightly when you run. Sounds easy right? You should glide across the ground and not bounce up and down.
2. Land on the flat of your foot behind the ball of your foot and not on your heels or on your toes. Pick your feet up when you move and don't push off with your toes. Basically run flat footed. Keep your legs relaxed when you run.
3. Make sure you have good running shoes with Gel inserts.
Finally, if you are not doing so, I recommend the Run/Walk method. Google Galloway to find out what that entails. Works for me. Keep commenting on other folks blogs. They'll come by and see ya and runner's love to share things about their passions.
Peace!
Wes
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