Went out to run today - planning on 4 miles. Managed to run for approximately 7 1/2 minutes before a shin splint in my left leg went completely bizarre and forced me to stop. I sat on a bench to see if I could work it out with massage and stretching, but after I tried to start running again, it just seized back up. Painful.
On the walk home and tried to run a bit, even to speed walk, but something in the back of my mind said, "Live to run another day." My friend Dustin gave me similar advice when he said, "Never run through the pain." One thing I've learned about injuries from overuse and overtraining - they never benefit from more use or more training.
So I'm back home now - did some light strength work, and now I'm resting up with my ice pack and a hot steam bun from Chinatown. Perhaps a beer is in order. And a hot bath...
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