Of any injury I've ever incurred due to running, shin splints are by far the worst. During the fall of my junior year, I got shin splints because I'd been running too much, too hard, too fast. It pretty much ruined my cross country season that year, and people I'd been neck-and-neck with on the team surpassed me by far.
Unfortunately, shin splints have come back again. I ran around the hill near my house two days in a row, which probably was not a good idea. The following day, I barely made it three miles without being in a lot of pain. Fortunately I was going out of town for a few days, so I took a couple days off... or three... or four. But I ran again on the fifth day. And yet again, I barely made it three miles without hurting pretty bad. It's a runner's worst nightmare to walk during a run, let alone to cut back on training. And that's what I've had to do.
At this point I'm just taking it slow. Stretching well, running shorter distances, and hoping I'll recover here soon. I haven't been icing my shins, which I know I need to do. So hopefully I'll come back around here shortly; it's a little scary training for a marathon when you can barely run three miles without your shins bothering you.
So, here we go. Yet another obstacle to overcome--not that that's anything new to me. I've conquered a lot of obstacles my lifetime, from physical and emotional issues to mental and spiritual obstacles. I think a case of shin splints won't be stopping me anytime soon.
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