Here's a few tricks: Buy compression calf sleeves. Seriously, best $20 you can spend. You might still experience shin splints at first while running, but these are a life saver. They are the only reason I kept doing track in High School. Second, incorporate shin and calf stretches into your stretching routine, and weighted calf raises into your leg workouts. If you keep up the stretching and exercises, running will gradually begin to feel less painful on your shins, but you do have to keep running through the pain. If you're just starting out again, I'd shoot for 2-5 miles per week, and focus on increasing pace instead of distance as the pain subsides.
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24MAY2021 Pilot/NFO Board
- Thread starter luckynumbr27
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Usually they are caused by an issue in running form, taking large steps and landing with your leg extended and hitting with your heel. Try taking smaller, faster steps as you run. If you have an Apple Watch or something to track your runs, you want to be at 160+ steps per minute. Feet should always stay right under you.
In the meantime, try stretching your calves. The muscles get tight and pull on your shin bones, which is causing your pain. I’d also try KT tape, always seemed to help mine when I would get them!
Use a foam roller on your IT band regularly, it sucks but it’ll help, and try stretching your hips and glutes. If you can, go to a chiropractor. Your hips could be misaligned which can cause your body to compensate and cause the IT band issues. Usually IT band problems stem from the hips (weak muscles, imbalances, or out of alignment) or from your feet- check your sneakers to make sure they aren’t breaking down.
Revitalized
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It's true. Mine mysteriously vanished after I was notified of selection.
I heard DI/RDC’s perform the same miracles. Can’t confirm though.
elariosa95
SNA (Primary - VT-6)
Have you tried running even harder so you forget you were in pain to begin with?
Legit. Because you sure as shit don’t want to go to H class
GodSpeed1997
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No results yet huh
GodSpeed1997
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Also curious to what everyone’s running workout is like for a week? Just want to compare it to mine. I usually try to do one really long one, one sprint work out, and the rest 1-2 miles for the rest of the days left.