i go in for X-rays tomorrow **UPDATE**

[nick1985]

ive been having shin pain while running lately...trainers think i have a stress fracture in over 5 years ive never missed a practice and now i might all of a sudden have a stress fracture, im so damn pissed. this will ruin my indoor season and part of outdoor. quite the B-day.

update

i do have a stress fracture in my shin. farewell to my indoor season and my all conference title.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Happy Birthday & Good Luck nick1985 :beer:

 

[rudeguy]

Hope its not a fracture. I am no doctor, but dont runners get shin splints alot?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
Hope its not a fracture. I am no doctor, but dont runners get shin splints alot?

Depends on what surface they practice & run on from past experience

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
Hope its not a fracture. I am no doctor, but dont runners get shin splints alot?

ive never had ANYTHING. i guess my luck ran out

 

[iBold]

ugh. I've been there. hurts like no other. almost as good as my kidney stones.

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[AgaBoogaBoo]

Good luck nick1985 :beer:

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: rudeguy
Hope its not a fracture. I am no doctor, but dont runners get shin splints alot?

ive never had ANYTHING. i guess my luck ran out

That's amazing. I've had 2 injuries from track, and every runner I've ever run with has had at least one. You were definately lucky.

 

[nick1985]

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update

 

[conjur]

How long for it to heal?

 

[Fausto]

Sounds like a good time to pick up a new sport. You already have excellent aerobic fitness, so a crossover into something like cycling, triathlon or inline skating would be pretty damn quick. You'd have to learn to use some new muscles, but you'd kick ass once you got over that barrier.

Just my 0.02

Edit: if you're all-conference caliber, you'd be slapping people around within a year were you to switch to cycling. You also have the ideal build for it (ie- light ) Most colleges have cycling teams, might be worth checking out.

 

[SpazzyChicken]

That sucks man. I've been there too. I had a stress fracture that ended my senior year of track. Got 3rd in the state 400 and 2nd in 800 junior year, and I was gunning for 1st place that year. :frown: It started bothering me earilier that year in XC, and was getting worse by the end of the basketball season. I was told by 2 doctors that it was "just shin splints." Finally they picked up the fracture on an x-ray. Oh well.

Takes Fausto's advice and take up something else. With your endurance and fitness level, you will kick-ass at most other things.

 

[nick1985]

im not taking up anything else. im going to be the best at running. come outdoor i still plan on qualifying for nationals int he 800. im going to pool run and bike like crazy.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: nick1985
im not taking up anything else. im going to be the best at running. come outdoor i still plan on qualifying for nationals int he 800. im going to pool run and bike like crazy.

Eh...maybe later in life. I know lots of cyclist who used to be runners and got into bikes initially as a form or rehab.

Anyway, are you at least working with a trainer to see if you can avoid this in the future? Shinsplints are a combination of overuse and form/equipment issues IIRC. Perhaps you can use this time to nip future injuries in the bud.

 

[SWScorch]

damn man, that sucks Get better soon so you can continue to kick ass

I've never had a stress fracture, but last year I got ITBS and was out from March until July... Hope you recover a lot quicker!