Stress fractures in both of my legs (tibia)

[Jones]

i was going to suggest the aquajogging with a belt http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/1119.htm boring but effective. I hope you make a speedy recovery and get into the OCS.

[xanesdoc]

My son is a runs college XC and track. Freshman year he had a stress fracture of his hip. He spent months running in the pool with the aquajogging belt and then used the stationary bike. He hated it but was able to maintain some sort of CV shape.

[RunnerRachel]

Thank you all for all of your suggestions and support! My doctor said I can swim as long as I don't feel any pain. So I swam yesterday! My legs ache sometimes but I think that's pretty normal for a stress fracture unfortunately. I'm going to keep swimming, hopefully move to the bike in a couple of weeks and continue weight training my upper body and abs three times a week. Hopefully I don't get too far behind then!

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to prevent this kind of thing in the future though? I ran cross country from 7th-12th grade, and I've been running somewhat consistently since then. I'm kind of surprised that this happened.

[Susan Otcenas]

i was going to suggest the aquajogging with a belt http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/1119.htm boring but effective. I hope you make a speedy recovery and get into the OCS.

A gal in our office training for Ironman Canada in August experienced a stress fracture in her fibula this spring. She successfully used aquajogging to keep her run training on track while still allowing her injury to heal. She was very diligent, and ended up completing IMC in 12 hours.

She said it was REALLY BORING spending so much time in the pool aquajogging, but it was only a few months, and it prevented further injury. Small price to pay.

Best of luck with your recovery!