Quick post to let you know- they’re gone! So far anyway, we’ve been hiking 2 days, taking it slow, also mostly uphill (up to 8,200 ft), which is easier on them. But today’s downhill into town was pain free!
So here’s what I did: rested, iced, and stretched. I also had a great physical therapist appointment, big thanks to Mason at Pacific Pro PT in Irvine. I love physical therapists, they are the best. I chose to go that route because I felt a doctor wasn’t going to tell me anything I didn’t know, and a PT will tell me the how and why, and then how to fix it.
This is what I learned: somehow I had lost a lot of range of motion in my ankle, which is where the soreness started. So the muscle on my shin was having to do the work that the ankle joint should have been doing, hence all the pain. He gave me some exercises to do, and so far so good!
Now for the pics. Glad we took a couple extra days to wait out the storm, snow in the mountains. Hiked in some snow on the ground today and I think we’ll find more tomorrow going up Mt. Baden Powell.
Scenes from Jason’s solo days:
Joshua trees
sunset
Scenes from Cajon Pass to Wrightwood, miles 342 to 369.5:
Twisting and turning with the trail, train, and rocks out of Cajon Pass
up above the clouds, San Andreas Fault is right below us
Angeles National Forest
that sky!
Mt. Baldy
last stop of the day: Racoon Saloon, Wrightwood
Going Wherever It Leads 
May 18, 2015 at 6:22 pm
I had the same problem, my shin splints flair from like a dull sensation to like a ten when ever I ran, I received physio for it but the best way is to know what actually causes your pain in shins. I started to look for a solution and after some years I decided to collect all what I learned in that years of pain and from the people I helped (I’m a personal trainer). I have started a blog where I write articles about shin splints and other common runner’s injuries, feel free to check it out!
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May 18, 2015 at 6:42 pm
happy, happy for you! glad to see you are back on the trail and out of pain. enjoy, love the pics.
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May 19, 2015 at 5:38 pm
Glad those shin splints are gone and you’re feeling so much better ! PT was definitely the right way to go. Thanks for the updates 🙂
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