New Posts For Thread: WTF is split shinshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shinswhats the symptoms?Ive had shin splints for 20 years but only when i run(took up cycling instead).Tried R.I.C.E but with no effect,doc said only an op would cure it but advised against it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533518#418533518Ive had shin splints for 20 years but only when i run(took up cycling instead).Tried R.I.C.E but with no effect,doc said only an op would cure it but advised against it.Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:32:32 -06008sid 11 Jan 20:43 lolshin splits evenan elderly chap and his mrs came around our over new years and i got them onto the Nintendo Wii and made them do the long jogging thing on it.Anyway he is now in agony, went to docs and his mrs said he hashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533514#4185335148sid 11 Jan 20:43 lolshin splits evenan elderly chap and his mrs came around our over new years and i got them onto the Nintendo Wii and made them do the long jogging thing on it.Anyway he is now in agony, went to docs and his mrs said he hasTue, 12 Jan 2010 02:23:04 -0600punterfleecer is right. They are just microtears in the anterior muscle (usually from heel-striking rather than running flatter or on toes). Eccentric contractions often do this sort of thing. A bath and a few days will sort it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533510#418533510punterfleecer is right. They are just microtears in the anterior muscle (usually from heel-striking rather than running flatter or on toes). Eccentric contractions often do this sort of thing. A bath and a few days will sort it.Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:21:48 -0600pos4stit's just the usual moan moan moan, I need a doctor etcit's hard to teach them lot to train over the shin splits etcsore side muscle when running..."oh I need a doctor" all that craphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533358#418533358pos4stit's just the usual moan moan moan, I need a doctor etcit's hard to teach them lot to train over the shin splits etcsore side muscle when running..."oh I need a doctor" all that crapMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:28:03 -0600i've had lots of complaints when running, but if you just carry on running then you get over it from my experience.sure a doctor would tell you to go home and have a w.ank or something.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533354#418533354i've had lots of complaints when running, but if you just carry on running then you get over it from my experience.sure a doctor would tell you to go home and have a w.ank or something.Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:12:17 -0600punterfleecer is about right imo.i get shin splints when i run, especially on roads, between 1 and 6km, but after that alright. Can put you off but you get through it if you persevere. makes you feel like your shins are on fire, but not so bad.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533350#418533350punterfleecer is about right imo.i get shin splints when i run, especially on roads, between 1 and 6km, but after that alright. Can put you off but you get through it if you persevere. makes you feel like your shins are on fire, but not so bad.Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:09:38 -0600i would still put gout in an higher category for pain than shin splints though, the most painful thing ever imho and i have had them bothhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533346#418533346i would still put gout in an higher category for pain than shin splints though, the most painful thing ever imho and i have had them bothMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:01:46 -0600same with me redbag - 4 years ago i was training for the great north run, with the london marathon my long term aimKept getting to 5-6 miles and they would start hurting, started with just a day to recover, then the more it went on, the longer it toohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533338#418533338same with me redbag - 4 years ago i was training for the great north run, with the london marathon my long term aimKept getting to 5-6 miles and they would start hurting, started with just a day to recover, then the more it went on, the longer it tooMon, 11 Jan 2010 14:32:49 -0600in the same way as you don't "cure" being unfit, you have to train yourself over ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533330#418533330in the same way as you don't "cure" being unfit, you have to train yourself over itMon, 11 Jan 2010 13:57:45 -0600it's not about curing it, it's about training your leg to get over ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23442282/wtf-is-split-shins?post_id=418533326#418533326it's not about curing it, it's about training your leg to get over itMon, 11 Jan 2010 13:56:56 -0600