Just with how things are going this year and where I'm at physically with injuries and things like that, I just want to end it on a good note, and hopefully that will be at nationals. That's kind of the easiest diagnosis they can give. It's not a stress fracture. It's frustrating for me because it's not something that can be easily diagnosed. I've tried lots of different treatments and therapies.
Nothing seems to work.
It has been a long and difficult road for the highly competitive scholar-athlete who has had to come to terms with her injury. The shin splints bother her daily when she runs, walks or even sits. With her competitive nature, Kampfe finds it difficult to take days off when her condition essentially is not any more than shin splints. What is even more difficult is knowing that she cannot perform at the same level she did two years ago. To know there are people beating me that shouldn't be beating me or who I've beaten before.