Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had this pain in my shin, just above my ankle up to just below my knee. It seems to be coming from the outside edge of my calves (left leg only). Very painful when I get up in the morning and after a hard run. It seems worse when I move my foot up and down & I have a slight swelling of the area above my ankle.
Any ideas what this could be? I had a couple of days rest & it seemed to go away but as soon as I start running again it comes back. Hope it’s nothing serious as I’m training for the Connemara ultra marathon in March.
Any help with this would be great as I don’t want to bother my doctor with a sports injury.
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I had a similar pain on the inside of my right shin, I put off going to the doctor for two weeks and when I eventually saw him, I was congratulated on being so active and told that I had really severe shin splints and was using the wrong running shoes.
Never be afraid of seeing your doctor if you have a sports injury, even is you think it's minor.
It took me 4 weeks after the great north run before I could even contemplate running again - even then, I had to start from scratch again and am now gradually building up my distance.
I hope you manage the ultra - I just wish that I could compete in one - maybe one day soon!