I am worried about slipping on my training schedule, but with each run, the following day, I am feeling more or continued pain in my left shin. I started out this morning, and felt it right away… I thought- just grind it out, take some pain, but then re-considered th epossibility I was just making it worse
Everything I hear and read says it needs more rest than I have given it (again, the half marathon in Payson was not the best idea).
The plan is to do either biking or perhaps some swimming (next week when I am at a hotel in San Antonio), keep at the ice and ibuprofin and let the darn thing heal over the next 2 weeks.
Info I got was from:
all of which is consistent.
I’m rather down about this, and feeling alot of doubt about catching up on training to be in shape for the full marathon. I guess I have choices:
- rest, train and run the full
- rest, train, and run the half- I know I can do that
- if it never feels better, I can always walk
And even some meandering thoughts about whether I really want to run a full. It seems so looooong. Oh well, I am borig myself with this drivel, cannot imagine it would mean much to someone else.
What a D-D-D-D-rag.
it ain’t boring. it seems to be serious. i would suggest seeing a doctor at this point. you have gone through all the regular steps for handling it on your own and it remains a chronic issue. it sounds like you have entered the wonderful world of grade-three running injuries. pushing through the pain is more likely to cause real damage.
there are still ten weeks left for the marathon and your goal is to finish it, not necessarily set the world on fire with your time. depending on the severity of the injury, this is still a realistic possibility for you.