Easy miles, 8:30 pace. Shin hurt a little to begin with but went away, and no pain after run. The two things that have clearly helped the most are calf stretches (this is almost instantaneous; I stretch my calves, and the tightness and pain in the medial tibial muscle dissipates) and arch supports by way of superfeet (thanks Andrea!!) - these prevent my arch collapsing and over-pronating, putting more stress on that muscle, which I can feel the effects of when I run. Im also wearing a lower-heel drop shoe. This initially has the effect of tightening my calves, but helps me not to overstride, encourages a mid-foot strike very naturally, and overall is lengthening and strengthening these muscles. Ultimately I'd like to do away with the superfeet, but they're working for now. (The blisters in my arches will testify to that :) | 