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11/28/12 9:50 A

I bought a pair of high quality compression sleeves and used them one day while running on the treadmill - it made all of my calf muscles burn but didn't help the shins much. I have another 5K coming up on the 15th, we'll see how that one goes.

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11/26/12 10:45 P

I wonder if running in compression sleeves would help?
I know they work wonders on my calves during my run and they help with recovery after.

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11/26/12 10:44 P

I hear ya!
There are times when I get done with a run and think why bother....but then I think about all the benefits of running and I get out there and do it again.

Knock on wood though, I have never had to deal with shin splints.

www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/shin-splint
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Have you tried any of the above treatments?

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11/25/12 11:47 P

Hey Suezette :)

Wow, great job on two marathons in two weeks. I bet you are exhausted. I've been having such a heck of a time with shin splints that it makes running very discouraging but then I have moments like that where there are no problems. I just don't get it.

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11/25/12 11:40 P

Awesome Kathy!!
I'm happy you are running again!!

I was in your neck of the woods today doing the Space Coast Marathon. I thought about giving you a call but I was so whooped after ward that I just wanted to get home! I ran 2 marathons in 2 weeks! Last weekend, I ran one in Charlotte NC that had so many hills I thought I was going to cry! Anyway, I did think about you today :)

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11/22/12 10:46 P

I participated in the Suntree Turkey Trot 5K this morning.

suntreeturkeytrot.org/

I haven't really run in some time, unless you count the bits and spurts at last weekend's Run for Your Life event last weekend.

www.runforyourlives.com/

Considering I haven't trained and haven't really run in some time, I was quite proud of myself when I:

1) Jogged for 2 miles straight without stopping. I only stopped to walk at that point for water.

2) Finished in 38:51. That's quite a bit better from my very first 5K and actually came close to the last 5K I participated in when I was actually training.

I've also signed up for a Candy Cane 5K on the 15th. Hopefully my shins will be mostly healed by then so it won't hurt to run so much. They weren't excruciating today but definitely uncomfortable.

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