So I have been dealing with shin pain for the past month in conjunction with a slightly more intense training routine. At first I thought it was just shin splints, but the pain started to feel different from what I remember shin splints feeling like in the past. So, I began researching symptoms and solutions for this area of injury. From everything I read, it sounds more like I had tibial stress fractures. This concerned me at first because of the time needed for recovery, but once I saw that youtube video of the girl at the CC meet whose leg just snapped in half due to stress fractures I was down right horrified. I scheduled an appointment with a sport medicine, orthopedic doctor an was x-rayed and examined yesterday...
Long story short: No visible fractures
I was told, however, that I excessively overpronate and that this along with the aggressive training has caused the pain. He wrote me a script for orthotics and told me to cut back on my mileage temporarily. I hope this week off from running and a new pair of shoes is all it take to get back on schedule for Nationals!
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