The Running Thread

Hey, has anyone else here suffered from shin splints? I've been ignoring them (never a good idea) and it's got to the point where walking is painful for a coupe of days after a run. Went to see a physio, who recommended I got some orthortic insoles made, but they're gonna cost 97 quid . Has anybody found them useful? I'm prepared to spend the money if it'll let me train but obviously if i'm still gonna suffer there's no point.

Hey, has anyone else here suffered from shin splints? I've been ignoring them (never a good idea) and it's got to the point where walking is painful for a coupe of days after a run. Went to see a physio, who recommended I got some orthortic insoles made, but they're gonna cost 97 quid . Has anybody found them useful? I'm prepared to spend the money if it'll let me train but obviously if i'm still gonna suffer there's no point.

I ran today! i last ran on sunday! I would run tomorrow but I am at sixth form and then working 5-8 so won't have time. Hopefully run on friday and saturday though!

It seems a bit unneccessary to be recommended orthotics for a case of shin splints.

I'd rest your shins for a week and start running again, only if it's a repetitive injury would I consider orthotics. Even then I'd go to a podiatrist rather than a physio.

Sorry, i wasn't clear when i said i'd been "ignoring them", i meant "not actively seeking treatment, just resting because nobody seemed to think it was serious"

I've been "resting my shins for a week or two" then continuing to train, only to have the problem re-occur slightly worse for the last 4 months. When I was running seriously last year the same thing happened, and then too I kept resting then trying again until eventually I just gave up running completely due to it being so frustrating.

So yeah, it's a repetitive injury.

up till october i ran a lot, but then thanks to a fence jumping accident i havent been able to run
my ankle swelled up huge and it still twinges. some kinda ligament injury i think
im hoping that my january i will be able to run again, and also ill have more time coz the exams will be over.

over the summer i intend to so loads of running, up to 45km per week and mix in some weights and bodyweight exercises

i run a sub 50 10k and my next october i want to break 45 mins
i did the great north run this year and got just over 2 hours, i want to do it next year and get 1:45 ish
i would also really like a sub 20 5k but it would be pretty hard to train for all three distances

I usually listen to upbeat rock music when i run, Rammstein and Die Arzte particularly but i found that i get better times on my traning runs if i just run without

Heya, I did sort of them same things a few years ago. I fell down the stairs and fell on my ankle really awkwardly. It swelled up and there was brusing all over my foot. I couldn't run for ages and even walking was bad as I would keep going over on it! What about physiotherapy? Or if you look on the internet there are a lot of exercise aimed to strengthen the ankle/ligaments etc that you could do to help.
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I go through phases. These days I just haven't time for running regularly, but once the hockey season finishes I'll be back to running along the seafront. I've competed in a couple of 5ks, sub-20 minute times, but I can't say I have any motivation to take things any more seriously - especially longer distance! - at the expense of my sport and strength training.

i would also really like a sub 20 5k but it would be pretty hard to train for all three distances

It is very possible to train for all 3 distances! Even if you are training for a half marathon all your training will help your 5km time. You still need to do some speed work for a half marathon, and the longer runs will help your endurance during a 5km. All runners do shorter speed work which helps for any distance from 5km to a marathon !

I guess, but im more of a middle distance runner so when i train for a long run, its muchos long runs
and also, how would i fit a short run into a week where i want to be doing 15km 3 times?

but come the summer we'll see how it goes

If you are just running 3 runs a week each of 15km that isn't going to get you very far... You would be better off doing one long run of around 15-20 km, then 2 shorter runs of about 8km and then an interval session of about 5km