I thought it was really funny yesterday that after I described the pain I was having in yesterdays post, I typed in "pain in the lower calf and inner tibia" and all of these results for different types of posterior shin splints popped up. I know it is probably dangerous to self diagnose, but it is hard to argue with the description of my pain and PSS matching so completely. But I am not sure that I agree with the causes so much. See the problem that I have is that it lists "Flat Feet" as the most likely cause. I don't have flat feet. And I don't feel like I have inadequate arch support in the Asics that I am running in. I guess it could all get back to stretching (which I possibly have been neglecting to a painful end). So that is the first thing that I will do to try to alleviate this. I iced my leg for a little while last night and took some ibuprofen.
With all that said, I'm pretty sure that I'll use this trip to Nashville as an excuse to rest for a few extra days. I was going to try to get in 6-7 miles tomorrow on the tread mill, but I will likely hold off on that for now.
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Ed,
I've heard recommendations that a new runner should take every fourth week off for three months to eliminate shinsplints. I think you may be overtraining. Try getting on a bike or hitting a swimming pool if you want to keep up your cardio in the off weeks.
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