Comments on: Surely My Shin Should Not Feel Like That!

By: Get Your Ex Back

Get Your Ex Back — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:40:18 +0000

Hey, nice tips. I’ll buy a bottle of beer to that person from that forum who told me to go to your blog

By: Unable to Bear Foot « Run DMT

Unable to Bear Foot « Run DMT — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:52:24 +0000

[...] Lori yelled at me for not sharing this other weird pain I have been experiencing besides my shins. Since my sister’s wedding, I have this terrible pain on the bumpy bone on the side of my [...]

By: dwyatt64

dwyatt64 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:50:05 +0000

All the above is good advice. I used to have serious shin issues. But since then, I’ve had luck with beginning my runs with a quick 2-3 minute fast walking warm up, then a serious stretch out (hold shins especially at least 20 sec.) Varying your route like Chloe suggested worked for me, too, as did concentrating on heels hitting first (morethananelectrician). Another good exercise for flexibility that also helps shins is to “air trace” the alphabet with your pointed toes every night. Finish up with ice when all else fails and you still have pain.

By: Run DMT

Run DMT — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:22:09 +0000

You guys are awesome! Thank you for all your advice! I will try all the above!

By: thequestfor135

thequestfor135 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:16:59 +0000

I was reading another blog that I have linked from my blog, eatliverun.com. She apparently has had a very serious shin splint problem. You may be able to get some good information from her site. Check it out. Best of luck.

By: lindsay

lindsay — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:15:21 +0000

uck shins! hope they feel better. definitely go easy on them, ice, stretch… seemed to help my aches go away after a couple of days.

with the weather getting warmer it’d be ok if you drank more often… maybe throw in a few sips while in motion?

By: thequestfor135

thequestfor135 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:55:54 +0000

I’m going to agree that there is likely something wrong on the form of your running. Break it down starting at the toes and work your way up.

If that doesn’t do the trick, it could be your shoes. As you pick up speed and distance, the proper shoe is essential.

By: morethananelectrician

morethananelectrician — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:25:28 +0000

I go about 8 miles before water…it is what I did for the Marathon until the last 5.

I had a shin issue and Absorbine Jr. was the only thing that worked. That was 1986 (?) and I din’t know if they even make the stuff anymore.

Make sure your heels are hitting first…since you are running faster now, you might be up on your toes more and putting some extra strain on the shin.

By: Run DMT

Run DMT — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:36:54 +0000

Sometimes I do run with water. Most of the time, I try to go 3 miles before I take a swig.

I do run in the grass along the mile long sidewalk in my neighborhood. That definitely helps with my legs.

I’ll drink to that!

By: Chloe

Chloe — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:07:21 +0000

Have you tried running with a water bottle? I have a little gadget gots on my water bottles so that it’s eaiser to hold while running. Not a big fan but I got used to it! I don’t know if depriving yourself of water will help you get faster Shins – have you tried running on trails? We do about 60% of all of our runs on trails, and that seems to help out big time on the shins.

So busy at work today. I could KILL for a glass of wine!! And it’s like a mini hurricane outside!