tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386543213832617278.post6744155229380143389..comments2023-12-06T03:27:05.939-05:00Comments on Lord of the Chainrings: Week 27 ReviewJohnPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946318913789970069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386543213832617278.post-25685699283559749132011-05-02T09:00:32.480-04:002011-05-02T09:00:32.480-04:00Great advice - thank you for that!!!Great advice - thank you for that!!!JohnPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946318913789970069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386543213832617278.post-75777877668395441902011-04-30T20:33:12.500-04:002011-04-30T20:33:12.500-04:00Hope the shin splints are better! If not, here is ...Hope the shin splints are better! If not, here is my (unsolicited) combo treatment for shin splints:<br />1. Use your toe to write the alphabet. This takes your foot (and therefore your shins, tendons, ligaments, etc) through a full range of motion and stretches everything out. I'd do this several times a day - most important (for me) was right before I ran. Make sure to do the traditional calf stretches too. <br />2. Tiger Balm!! It is the most amazing thing ever. I'd smear Tiger Balm all over my calves and shins before a run. No pain. I don't know if this was doing anything physiologically or just masking the pain but it worked. <br /><br />The IM training plan does have some scary mind boggling numbers, but it will feel all the better when you're done with those workouts! Plus, when you tell your non-tri friends how you did a 5 hour bike ride followed by a 2 hour run they'll think you're totally bad-ass. Or, more bad-ass than they already think you are :)Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515024311690347804noreply@blogger.com