Set out for my 50mins run this morning. Stopped running after 35mins & 5.46kms & walked home. My tib-posts (& the right one in particular) are stuffed. I'm now getting soreness in my right shin with each step. I'm seeing another pod on Monday night for another opinion on my shoes & orthotics. I don't know what else could be the cause of all my niggles over the last year - I'm doing everything I should be doing - I stretch after every session; do my strength exercises religiously; see a chiro to address biomechanical issues; have a massage every week; I've cut back my running; changed my running style; don't run more than 4 times per week and never on consecutive days; alternate hard & sessions. You name it. I don't know what else it could be but I am absolutely jack of it. I'm sick of reading about races that I never seem even close to doing; I'm sick of reading blogs of people who are doing those events....
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Today is the vernal equinox. Is that a sign of better things to come. I think so. It will get better when you least expect it. More trail running is needed!
If 4 runs a week gives you grief, then do two or even one. Maybe you just need to creep your milage up even slower than you have. Just a thought. Fingers and toes crossed for you Jen. :)
*hugs* I'm with Superflake and Gronk - more trail running, less mileage... why not spend some time just enjoying whatever running you do? You sound like you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself (hah, yep, I know - pot and kettle, black ;)
You could also try posting on CR to see what other suggestions people have - what worked for them... ever had bowen therapy? It's all about aligning your spine, a bit like chiro.
I'm sure everything will come good for you, Lovely... and I'm sure when things do, you'll be leaving us in the dust!
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good luck with the new pod!
So sorry to read about the hassles you're having with injuries. Good luck with your new pod - do hope he can perform some miracles for you! I'm sending "healthy" vibes your way. I'm so looking forward to CJ and I catching up with you in Canberra in October.
You can safely read my blog for a while, I'm verging on kaput. I find shopping and carrying groceries strenuous.
Sorry to read about the strife.
Jen, I can't offer much in the way of solutions to the specific problems, but as for handling the circumstance, maybe forget the goals for a while and just enjoy the playing around (aka training, but it sounds like more fun! :-) ). In fact, maybe less of all the other stuff for a bit might help too?? Who knows (I know I don't...)
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Trail running is great, especially those undulations because they make you change your muscle groups all the time.
I hope you can get better soon.
really sorry to hear this jen.
how frustrating.
i certainly know how u feel.
and i know how you'll feel when u do get back into it fully again!
Sorry to hear you're not having a good time of it Kinder! Hope it gets better ASAP!
What surfaces are you running on? Too much concrete maybe? Just a thought. I know this injury stuff is FRUSTRATING - I've been there a few times.
Hmmm - dunno - but you've stuck with it this long so you obviously do like it - just a matter of eliminating the options one by one - bit like sifting down through the layers as an arheologist does ;-)
maybe it's TOO much stretching? I'd be the first to admit that I'm lazy/forgetful/plain-dumb when it comes to stretching and don't do it often enough. And by comparison, I don't seem to get as injured as many of us bloggers...?
hope the new pod is cute (I mean good)
Jen, have you tried ice baths? Get a plastic garbage bin, put in a couple of bags of ice and water. Put both legs in up to your knees - you might be able to sit down while soaking. Do this after every run.
I second what Gronk says - run every fourth day - Mon, Thurs, Sun, Weds etc. Stick to flat good grass. You might have to drive to a park to run.
D Day was a bad day for the enemy, the beginning of the end!
With your focus and enthusiasm I'm positive that you'll triumph over those recalcitrant tib thingys.
I'm a bit in agreement with Miners, maybe you are trying too many points of attack, makes it hard to work out what is and is not working. Lots of great advice and support in these comments above.
Obviously (from other posts) you have lots going on in your life at the moment. Maybe have a little time out, reduce the focus and relax?
I like the quote that I think Horrie sometimes uses, slightly adapted. "If this running caper was easy, everyone would do it!".
Hang in there Jen, it WILL happen!!!
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