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Spoke with the doc on Monday. He said there is no fracture and no something-or-other-ademia that precedes a stress fracture. So he decided I'm back to just having shin splints with "unusual symptoms". A fine diagnosis! He said I can start running again at 1 mile for the next two weeks. Then increase half a mile per week and then visit him again in 6 weeks for a follow up.

When feeling my bone, that sore spot is almost completely gone. But I still have very low level soreness in the tenden attached to the bone on the inner calf. I have been massaging and stretching it. And in the last two weeks I increased the weight lifting amount on my calves so they are stronger. Today I ran 1/2 mile and then finished with the elliptical. I'll probably do my first miler Saturday (I have a visitor Thu-Fri).

I imagine this next training period will be the make or break point. If I can't get up to a 20 minute run without pain the next day by Nov. 1 then I'll be behind the training schedule for the marathon and that will be it for me. I know my body cannot take a shortened training period so I need to stay on their plan.