Easy miles around 8:20 pace. I had wanted to be running a bit more by now, but an old niggle has come back. Some sort of posterior shin splints - the inside of my lower right calf/soleus. I think its from a combination of building up mileage (which is weird, because I was running 55 mile weeks a little while ago, without this issue, but I got it before when I was building up mileage), tight calves and a possible form issue. I noticed in my NJ photos that when Im tired or not paying attention, my right foot kicks out diagonally, which I guess could feasibly put a lot more stress on the inside of my ankle, which is having to stretch and pronate further every time I strike my foot. Either way, Im rolling my calves, stretching, and occasionally doing eccentric calf dips etc. The pain goes away about two days after a run, and so I can run every second or third day. I could run more frequently as the pain is barely there while I run but I fear it turning into a stress fracture, as it is really close to the bone down there. If anyone is reading this and can think of anything else, I'd love to hear it.
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