My Resting Heart Rate (RHR) is 60 but when I get up and am standing it jumps to about 75-80 BPM. I hope that is normal, but then again, what about ME is normal?
Last two days I have done nothing, I really should have cross trained last night as it is the last day of my "Y" membership but instead I read and then watched Law & Order. There is something about facilitating all day that just wipes you out.
Instead today is Friday and I expect the two of us will be running about 12.5 km tonight. We are going to add in another little loop.
I have been getting pain in the front of my shin. Not tendons, it's muscle. Dan seems to think it is Lateral Compartment Syndrome.
What is a compartment syndrome?
A compartment syndrome occurs when a muscle gets too big for the sheath that surrounds it causing pressure and pain. They can be acute or chronic.
Compartment syndrome mainly occurs in runners and comes on because the muscle has grown too big too quickly for the sheath that surrounds it.
Symptoms include:
- Pain that gradually comes on during a run, getting worse until it is impossible to continue.
- After a period of rest the pain disappears only to come back when the athlete tries to run again.
The causes of this can be training too much too quickly but you can also be more prone to this if you have laxity in your ankle ligaments (have you sprained your ankle badly or often?).
What can the athlete do?
- Rest until pain has gone.
- See a specialist to confirm your problem (it might just be a chronic strain that has not been allowed to heal properly).
- Apply heat and use a heat retainer.
I am going to warm up better - run a bit slower (Run/Walk DAN - Run/Walk!) and continue with the ice.
J
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