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Back on the streets

May 6, 2011 in General, Injuries | No comments

So, the past few months have been mostly about recovery from what I think was a stress fracture in my left shin. I’ve taken things pretty slowly, but am back to running regularly outdoors.

The worst of the injury was on January 6. I’m sure I’d probably already done the damage, but that run (just 16 minutes) was excruciating. Actually, the run was only tough – the walk home from the end of the run was the excruciating part. It was a full-out limping, “I’m not sure I can make it the three blocks” experience. I iced the shin when I got home but, somehow, that only made it feel worse. And, for four days afterward, I could still barely walk.

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Just a twinge, finally

February 6, 2011 in Injuries | No comments

I’m not ready to start running again, just yet, but today holds some hope. This is the first day that the pain in my left shin has been only a twinge rather than something I notice with every step. That’s promising. The plan is still to wait until I’ve been completely pain-free for two weeks before I start a limited running regimen again, but today it feels like I’m actually on that path.