Summary: This was the final “long run” before next weekend’s Sunburst Marathon. I tried to take it easy as I will for the rest of my runs this week. The theory is to save as much energy for the weekend as possible. Of course, this might also mean that I shouldn’t have played softball quite as hard as I did yesterday. This morning, my legs are incredibly sore.
The joggling run was excellent except for the brief moments of shin pain I was experiencing. It felt like I’d been kicked in the left shin; it was quite painful. But it doesn’t seem to be one of those things that should stop you from running. I’m poised to set a marathon PR so I can’t let this bother me too much.
Maybe I’ll write a more thorough post on this but here is a list of running pains and whether you should continue to run through them. Note, I’m not a doctor so this is strictly my opinion and what has worked for me.
You can continue to run if you have the following pains…
Cramps
Muscle soreness
Chaffing
Blisters
Head cold
Mild shin splints
Take a break from running if you have these kind of pains…
Joint pains (knee, ankle)
Severe tendonitis
Severe shin splints
Weather: 62 F and sunny. Great day for running!
Distance: 8.05 mi – To the Zoo and back
Time: 9:46 am
Run time: 01:03:13
Listening to: The Red Badge of Courage
Weight: 194 lbs
Drops: 4 – very sloppy today
Condition: Felt good but experiencing shin splints.
Shoes: Mizuno – 26 miles
Joggling Streak Day 195 on 12seconds.tv
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Red Badge of Courage and shinsplits; sounds like a complementary combo to me
Hate shin splints. Hope you feel better.
I’ve always heard runners talk about pushing through the pain and I wondered what kind of pain they were talking about. I’m glad to hear you say that if you have joint pain or tendonitis to take a break. I imagine there are some people who have done permanent harm to themselves by ignoring joint pain.
You make it look so easy – the juggling part ; )