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Is it ok to run with shin splints / cramped calves? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/running@lemmy.world

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All my life I've been a trained avid runner until the last few years I do it whenever I feel like it which is increasingly rarely. I'm 50 years old now. So suddenly I run 8 miles after not having run for months, and my aging body is like, "You're hereby punished for your months of laziness! Enjoy these shin splints & frozen painful calves!" And it takes literally 7 days for the pain to go away. How the heck am I supposed to keep running if I'm crippled for 7 days after every run??

Edit: https://leminal.space/post/29335042 I guess I should read & learn from this.

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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

In my experience, shin splints don't go away very quickly if you keep training. Let it heal. Start slow. Do a walk/run for a while and slowly increase the run portion. Mix the training with biking, cross counrty skiing, or swimming.