Recently I have started getting a very painful seizing in my shin muscles at the very beginning of a run. It's so painful I have to stop and stretch. I can't run through it. It happens after maybe 5 minutes of gentle running - the muscles right at the front of the shin (the ones that rest on the outer side of the bone) are burning, rock hard (like a cramp, but they're not in cramp), and it's agony! I stop, stretch, rest for a minute, then can jog again for a short distance and it happens again. After the second time, if I rest again, it becomes bearable and I can start jogging very slowly. After another 3 miles or so, it has worn off completely - and I can run, sprint, leap and do cartwheels for the rest of my 11 mile route.
I've always found running a breeze. What the hell is going on here???
I've always found running a breeze. What the hell is going on here???