Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Continued Training and Shin Splints

I don't think I can read any more articles or watch any more youtube clips on how to treat and recover from shin splints. I've read about 20 different descriptions for what I supposedly have, but it seems likely that it's Posterior Tibial Stress Syndrome. Or maybe it isn't, I don't know. But I do know that the inside of my right shin has proved to be a major bump in the road recently. 


I've been able to maintain a reasonable training routine, as I'm too stubborn and stupid to totally stop, but it obviously hasn't been the 60+ miles per week that I was hoping to build upon. And the doubles that I was hoping to continue at an increasing intensity have stopped completely. Assuming I can continue to get in two to three solid workouts a week, and do some lower leg/stability/core exercises on the off days - I'm hopeful that this will be a minor bump in the road. I also plan on doing this exercise at work probably twice a day of the next week+.


Sunday 16-Dec     18.0     18.0 LR/Recovery 0:07:28 18.43 Battle Road w/CSU. Really tight glut and hip during the last couple miles, but this was a solid run in general.
Monday 17-Dec         -          6.0 Recovery 0.00 Knee and shin want to become an issue. Gotta avoid that.
Tuesday 18-Dec       5.0     10.0 Hills/Tempo 11.04 11 repeats on Heartbreak. 5m warm up didn't feel great, but the repeats went well.
Wednesday 19-Dec       4.0        6.0 Recovery 0:08:17 2.11 Warm up w/Raleigh then 3x10 of lunges, calf raises, and squat jumps.
Thursday 20-Dec       8.0     10.0 Intervals-not at BU 12.25 600x6/400x3 - never felt great until the final 400 where I opened it up a bit for the last 100m.
Friday 21-Dec       4.0        6.0 Recovery 0.00 Lunges, calf raises, jumping squat, 10x3 - shin is an issue.
Saturday 22-Dec       4.0        8.0 Recovery/Tempo 0.00 Lunges, calf raises, jumping squat, 10x3 - damn shin. Also did some single leg squats while holding a golf ball w/my toes.
Sunday 23-Dec     18.0     18.0 Long Run 0:07:22 16.36 I was really hoping for 20 today, but my legs felt like crap the entire time. Good pace though.
Monday 24-Dec         -            -   Rest 0.00 Lunges, calf raises, etc. - damn shin.
Tuesday 25-Dec       5.0        7.0 Tempo 0:07:01 5.51 Four mile progression finishing at 6:09, then a 1.5m cooldown. Shin…
Wednesday 26-Dec       6.0     10.0 Hills 0:07:46 10.00 Hill repeats on heartbreak.
Thursday 27-Dec       6.0     10.0 Intervals-not at BU 8.05 Jog to Harvard track, 800x4, jog home.
Friday 28-Dec       4.0        6.0 Recovery 0.00 First day on Long Island, did some leg exercises, but no running.
Saturday 29-Dec       4.0        6.0 Recovery 2.20 Tried and easy couple with no ibuprofen. Raleigh enjoyed the jog, I did not.
Total mileage of 43.8 and 42.1 for the past two weeks. I expect this week and early next week to be easy mileage before I hope to get back into it.

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