injuries

[Adam123]

I've read a few posts on here from people who are suffering from injuries, mainly shin splints or similar, during training for PRMC/POC or joining.

If people have experienced shin splints (or any other leg injury) before joining, will this re-occur once in full training at CTC with all the running in boots etc? I find it interesting that a lot of people talk about getting the correct trainers for your gait, but surely when running in boots you cannot compensate for your gait?

Please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm only thinking out loud

[Ruth]

Once you start getting shin splints they can recur at a later date.

As for the boots, you can get insoles to put inside boots to correct gait. I've no idea if these are allowed in training, but would imagine so. I'd stand corrected by anyone with more knowledge on this, though!

[Konassin]

At what point can you be sure you're getting shin splints? I ask as i went on a 3.5 mile run yesterday, and for most of today i've been having randomly occuring aches in my lower shins. It's not really stopping my from doing anything, but i wonder if it's the initial signs of it coming?

[themattmeister]

Having seen some peoples training schedules I would probably say that most cases of shin splints on this forum are due to over training or doing too much too soon. Training at CTCRM builds you up slowly to avoid this problem and I do believe you're not expected to be at PRMC level of fitness until week 5.

The other causes that make me a sufferer of them also include tight calve muscles, weak ankles and bio-mechanical problems. The first two are able to be rectified via strengthening and stretching, boots actually provide more ankle support so I find them more favourable to run in.

Bio-mechanical problems can be solved by a simple pair of orthotics that you can use through training and will control your feet as a trainer would. Other bio-mechanical problems could be solved by just learning to run correctly.

And everytime mine flair up I do wonder what the point is when I probably couldn't manage the training, but what the fcuk I don't know unless I try.