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Woods Cross,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Current Running Life:
5k: 17:50 (2010 NSL)
10k: 38:20 (2007 Des News)
1/2 Marathon: 1:23:30 (2009 Provo Half)
Marathon: 2:53:46 (2007 St George)

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Personal:

Daddy to 3 great kids - 16 year old son and 11 year old twin daughters

I do not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know it will start with a run.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Grid A2 Lifetime Miles: 125.40
GoRun2 Lifetime Miles: 53.70
Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 429.20
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2.000.002.00

Got about 10 steps into my planned long run and turned around and went home.  My right tibia was hurting too much.  Decided to not waste the morning and went to the gym.  Probalby not the greatest idea as there was a little more running than usual.  Pain subsided after it warmed up so I probably could have run if I would have toughed it out longer.  Being a little cautious probably wasn't too bad of a decision.

Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Miles: 2.00
Comments
From Tara on Sat, Jul 05, 2014 at 22:41:00 from 50.186.87.12

Didn't you say your leg was bothering you on Tuesday? What's going on?

From Teena Marie on Sun, Jul 06, 2014 at 11:53:40 from 199.201.101.113

Oh dang ... I wish we lived closer! I have learned so much about tibia issues amongst runners.

Anterior? Posterior? Medial? Lower third? Middle third? Upper third?

(If you want to share.)

From Andy on Sun, Jul 06, 2014 at 17:11:01 from 98.202.100.170

Medial and upper third. Most likely cause is the increase in intensity in my runs plus some down hill runs plus worn out shoes. It is in the same site as a previous stress fracture so my goofy, over striding running form is another contributing factor.

From Teena Marie on Sun, Jul 06, 2014 at 19:41:36 from 199.201.101.113

Sounds like you know what you need to do. With that said, I have found that when that is the portion of the tibia that hurts that often the runner's hip medial rotators are far too tight on that side. Too much hip medial rotation will cause the runner who usually pronates within the normal range to want to pronate excessively due to not being able to get enough external rotation in the hips at the get go. When this happens the posterior tibialis has to work like a mad muscle to control the excessive pronation. In doing so it pulls on the periostium of the tibia. That is not always the case, but often.

In short, try this stretch

http://youtu.be/tz6_kvMBT0E

and let me know if the injured side is tighter than the uninjured side. :-)

If so, this stretch will help you regain your normal hip external rotation range.

If that is not the problem simply disregard all my jibber jabber!! :-)

From Kam on Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 10:23:54 from 68.66.163.179

Teena, I love all the jibber jabber. I may enlist your help for an online diagnosis for my wife...

From Kam on Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 10:24:44 from 68.66.163.179

Lets see if I can do the math...

Old shoes x increased intensity ^ downhill running = sore tibia

Feel better, Andy.

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