just a random thought.
shin splints/lower leg issues went away and had about a month of slowly building milage and good running, the past week or so leg issues had been coming back
milage was down a bit, but am riding more again.
is there any chance that the cleat placement, arch support, etc from the cycling could cause lower leg pain/issues?
Bump because I have had similar issues and would love to hear from some folks who have experienced/fixed the issue.
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Do you run your cleats far forward on your cycling shoes?
stretch and strengthen your tibialis anterior muscles.
I am getting the same thing. Haven’t found a solution besides torturing myself with the TP massager 5x a week
Here’s my professional opinion for what it’s worth (PT field). It is most un likely thst the shin issues are coming from bike miles. Possible yes, likely no. Curious is the shin pain on the medial or lateral side of the shin? I’m going to guess you will say medial side and lower 3rd of tibia or shin shin bone. The term “shin splints” is thrown around a little too much in my opinion. Rarely is the shin bone itself except in a chronic long term problem that’s the culprit. More often it’s the posterior tibialis tendon where it crosses underneath the shin. Now sometimes the tendon itself is inflammed from overuse but a lot of current studies are showing it’s actual tightness in the soleus muscle that is compressing the post. tib. tendon. Treatment you ask? Stretch the shit out of the soleus muscle and do a lot of heel reaises off the edge of a step with emphasis on the eccentric or lowering phase. (This will also help prevent achilles tendonitis from coming on) So it’s a win, win! Oh and a lot of ice and anti inflammatory meds at least in the first week to get over the hump.
Sometimes but way less often the pain is on the lateral side of tibia and right in the anterior tibialis muscle belly itself. This is an easy fix usually-1. Stop heel striking when you run and learn to to be a better runner by striking mid or forefoot. 2. Do toe raises to strengthen the ant. tib. muscle.
Now in regard to the cleat issue someone brought up. Do you have your cleats foward or back? If they’re foward slide em back almost or better yet as far as they will go. This will put less stress on the calf and surrounding musculature we have touched on so far. It will feel funny at first but you’ll get used to it and may end up liking it more in the end. With this adjustment you will also need to change seat height to accomodate.
I hope this helps.
Eric
yes, it is indeed not the actuall shin.
pain can be anywhere from ankle up to almost my knee, all medial.
the things that made me think the bike was the issuse are:
i looked back through my logs, everytime i have really had these issuses have been early spring when i am adding more to the bike, not late fall when i start the running again
yesterday and the past few days it has been bugging me on the bike too, almost felt like my foot was colapsing inward (like overpronating running, which i do), i tried holding my shoe a bit more upright while i rode, this fixed a lot of it (maybe some type of cleat shim?).
as of right now my cleats are right under the ball of my foot.
thanks so far!
Are you lining up triple T excuses already? 
you know it;-)
not sure i am racing or not, will decide in the next day or two.
I am thinking of coming down, camping, and training inbetween races and shooting during.
Do you have a high arch in your foot? Have you tried any over the counter inserts for the shoe such as Sole, or Superfeet etc… that may help? Regardless do your stretches and heel raises every day.
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