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Shin Splints

Alex T 16 · 2016-10-05 13:00:53

Hi all I am running now nearly a year got up to 13km plus and was really loving it. Gave it a break for a while, but when I went to start back again started getting awful shin splints and it's really doing my head in now at this point don't know if it's the way I am running or what it is, but can't even complete a simple…

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Hi all I am running now nearly a year got up to 13km plus and was really loving it. Gave it a break for a while, but when I went to start back again started getting awful shin splints and it's really doing my head in now at this point don't know if it's the way I am running or what it is, but can't even complete a simple 5km now

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#2 05-10-2016 1:03pm

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Alex T 16 wrote:

Hi all I am running now nearly a year got up to 13km plus and was really loving it. Gave it a break for a while, but when I went to start back again started getting awful shin splints and it's really doing my head in now at this point don't know if it's the way I am running or what it is, but can't even complete a simple 5km now

Loads of videos on YouTube how to deal and get relief from shin splints.

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Yeah looked at a lot of them considering going to physio therapy

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#4 05-10-2016 1:15pm

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Alex T 16 wrote:

Yeah looked at a lot of them considering going to physio therapy

If none help, physio is probably your best bet. Good luck.

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Cheers thanks &#55357;&#56397;

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#6 05-10-2016 1:39pm

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Compression socks, were a godsend for me

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#7 05-10-2016 1:45pm

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Stretch your calves well a few hours before (or even the night before) and do not start off too quickly.

I would always get sore shins when running on my own and listening to music at the beginning. If i ran in a group i never had issues as our pace was more relaxed

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#8 05-10-2016 1:57pm

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Sound thanks everyone will give these a shot thanks. Any more info keep it coming

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#9 05-10-2016 2:07pm

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