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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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[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Shin splints are typically from a muscle imbalance.

Running with shin splints isn’t likely going to help with that. Better off recovering and using other methods like cycling or weight lifting to target the weaker muscle group.