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I've had a pain covering the region from hip flexor, over the bony outer protrusion of the pelvis and around to lower back. But I only feel this pain after a run, which is strange. Started up a few weeks before Christmas and have given it at least 4 weeks off with no improvement...
No pain when cycling though thankfully 🙌
pifko
IMO one of the biggest thing people neglect when starting to take running more seriously is calf strength, both the soleus and the gastroc play an equally important role.
You completely did the right thing to keep the majority of the runs slow but one of the most important muscle groups when going at those speeds is the calf complex. If they aren’t capable of handling things then bits up/downstream quickly take the slack and break. Completely anecdotal and based on no evidence but I think those transitioning from bike to run could be more susceptible because the calves don’t play anywhere near as active a role when riding as they do running. My calves were pathetic and I think a lot of the injury issues I’ve had over the years were stemming from this. The very approx benchmark should be 30 full range of motion straight legged heel raises per leg, though maybe don’t test this till your shin calms down.
As for whether it’s shin splints or not I would suggest going to the physio ASAP to get on top of it. Sounds like you’ve probably caught it fairly early but trying to second guess what’s going on will most likely cost you weeks of pissing around at best or worsening the injury and killing spring/summer training at worse.
Keep us posted always keen to hear other people’s war stories