Muscle Tightening after 2 miles

trotter_inc

Hi guys,

In training for the Cork marathon, it will be my first and long runs are going quite well. However, when I do my temp runs I usually try the following as recommended in a book I am reading:

1. 1 mile warm up at marathon pace
2. 4 miles at an increased pace
3. 1 mile cool down at marathon pace

Not looking for medical advice here....but after about 2 miles the muscle on the outside of the front of my lower leg tightens up really bad for about 2 miles or more, after that the pain eases and eventually goes, but when it happens it is so tight and sore that it affects my pace big time. I just checked a muscle diagram and it looks like the Tibialis Anterior muscle.

I always stretch a lot before running so it's not a stretching issue.

Sometimes this even happens on my longer runs where my pace is steady and comfortable, it gets sore from about mile 2 - 4 and then goes away.

Any ideas guys?

RJC

The same happens to me, on and off. Never had an impact on performance so I never got it treated. It comes and goes. You should be the judge of whether it requires treatment.

trotter_inc

Looked it up online and most of the symptoms lead me to believe that it's "anterior shin splints". Most websites recommend using ice packs after training, I will give that a go for the next week and see how that fairs out...