Ugh, My Running Sucks

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Lifer
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first off, these damn shin splints are a bitch. i discovered tonight that my navicular bone is dropped a little on my left foot, which is more than likey why i keep getting shin splints like a sonofabitch on the left.

the shin splints and a bad cold over the winter made me go on hiatus from running for a bit. i fell back into my unhealthy habits and put some weight back on. now, i'm trying to get back into running again.

i discovered my nike sportsband was off and needed to be recalibrated. after i calibrated it, my sportband read that i ran a 5k in 34 minutes.... 34 frigging minutes?! ugh.

my sportband is wrong. it's gotta be.

anyways, i want to buy a cheap gps running watch. any recommendations?

i ran a 1 mile run tonight... 10:14... ugh.

i am disappoint.

the thing that sucks about being a chiropractor is that it's very difficult to find someone to adjust me when it's convenient for me. i can't get my boss to adjust me during work because we constantly have patients... and then, at the end of the day, i either forget to have my boss adjust me or he's in a huge hurry to get home and doesn't have time.

orthotics time, i suppose. good thing i get them for free at work.
 
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You know why shin splints are caused, I bet. I assume you do. The best way to avoid those is by strengthening the muscles of the anterior aspect of the leg (tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis, extensor digitorum, fibularis tertius). When the posterior aspect of leg gets flooded with blood ("the pump"), it tends to impinge on the tendons of the anterior aspect. If you can increase the size of the anterior compartment in conjunction with the posterior aspect, there's fewer problems. You can also ice your shin splints each time after you run, even if there's no real pain. That will prevent any significant inflammation.

Shin splints can also be aggravated by heel-striking. For some reason due to the constant impact absorbed. This can frequently result in irritation of the anterior aspect as well. I hope any of this helps.
 
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Lifer
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SociallyChallenged said:
You know why shin splints are caused, I bet. I assume you do. The best way to avoid those is by strengthening the muscles of the anterior aspect of the leg (tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis, extensor digitorum, fibularis tertius). When the posterior aspect of leg gets flooded with blood ("the pump"), it tends to impinge on the tendons of the anterior aspect. If you can increase the size of the anterior compartment in conjunction with the posterior aspect, there's fewer problems. You can also ice your shin splints each time after you run, even if there's no real pain. That will prevent any significant inflammation.

Shin splints can also be aggravated by heel-striking. For some reason due to the constant impact absorbed. This can frequently result in irritation of the anterior aspect as well. I hope any of this helps.
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ice massage ftw. except i wouldn't ice massage the ant. compartment. i'd ice massage the gastroc. it fixes the problem. i dunno why i don't do it to myself...

i'm my own worst patient.

edit: by the way, the muscle that's causing my shin splints is flexor digitorum longus

edit: i think orthotics might be good in helping this situation. another fulcrum would help relieve some of the tension on my periostium caused by my running. i remember whenever i had orthotics years ago and i didn't have this issue.
 
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eits said:
anyways, i want to buy a cheap gps running watch. any recommendations?
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Garmin forerunner 205/305 are by far the most common from what I've seen (or maybe they're just the most recognizable?). I see tonnes of them at every race I run. I've been fairly happy with the 305.
 
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eits said:
ice massage ftw. except i wouldn't ice massage the ant. compartment. i'd ice massage the gastroc. it fixes the problem. i dunno why i don't do it to myself...

i'm my own worst patient.

edit: by the way, the muscle that's causing my shin splints is flexor digitorum longus

edit: i think orthotics might be good in helping this situation. another fulcrum would help relieve some of the tension on my periostium caused by my running. i remember whenever i had orthotics years ago and i didn't have this issue.
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Icing both the anterior and posterior compartments with a long, flexible ice pack or cold ice water in a bucket would alleviate both problems - irritation of the anterior compartment and unnecessary inflammation/blood rush to the posterior comparment. I would take that as the most aggressive form of action, especially since shin splints are such a freaking pain in the butt.
 
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Lifer
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SociallyChallenged said:
Icing both the anterior and posterior compartments with a long, flexible ice pack or cold ice water in a bucket would alleviate both problems - irritation of the anterior compartment and unnecessary inflammation/blood rush to the posterior comparment. I would take that as the most aggressive form of action, especially since shin splints are such a freaking pain in the butt.
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you know what's painful? trying to graston out that flexor digitorum longus muscle... whew, man, that hurts.

ice water bucket sounds like a good idea... i'll give it a shot.
 
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Spinocylinder!

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I run 2 miles in 30 minutes..... with a 4 degree incline. I've also got a constant cough since I started running 2 months ago.

Does that make you feel any better?
 
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