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  • boogalorian@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Been running since September. I spent money on good running shoes. I run .65 miles, walk .35 and keep alternating for about 5k. Still getting bad shin splints. Any exercises I can do without altering my running cadence?

      • boogalorian@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Well, I don’t want to lose progress or hamper it. I mean if there’s a significant reason to alter it I will.

        • SyrupOnWaffle_@alien.topBEnglish
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          11 months ago

          for me my cadence was around 155-160 and caused them for me last year. going to physical therapy they helped me get my cadence up to around 170 (although it usually is a couple short of 170) and since then i havent had any issues. id look into it

    • 30000LBS_Of_Bananas@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Fist you have to stop long enough to actually heal, then you can try to restart again and build slower, also you don’t say how frequently you are running but as a beginner it shouldn’t be more than 3 days a week and they should be non-consecutive days

    • AcademicArmadillo564@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      See if you can find some compression socks that may help with the shin splints. Not sure how it works after you already have them but I started to feel some in one leg got knee compression band and it’s been fine.