That nagging shin split that I’ve had for the past two weeks probably shouldn’t have been ignored. Last Friday, I ran and was in a bit of pain – I just figured I’d run through it, since I wasn’t running on Saturday and PDR was on Sunday. That was probably a big mistake. The pain wasn’t that bad during PDR; I noticed it, but it wasn’t enough to make me consider stopping (good thing for the PR, I suppose).
Anyway, the pain subsided during the day today, when I noticed that my lower left leg was swollen. This freaks me out a bit, since it doesn’t hurt. It’s about 1.5 inches larger than my right leg, enough to be a noticeable difference. It looks like I have a cankle. Karen thinks it’s funny and that I was stupid for racing when I was in pain. Hopefully things will be better in the AM.