Has It Already Started? | Stop Shin Splints and Keep Running! 

Have an injury? We have an answer! Download The Daily Run App: tre.onelink.me/I8YZ/3eb5fc43 and try our injured runner program to get back stronger than ever.

Three years ago I died of shin splints

It really sucks because i'm not even tired and i want to run more but my tibia feels like it wants to explode! i need help

I had terrible shin splints when I first started running. It was a combo of trying to run too much too quickly and using the wrong type of shoes. I now use Brooks Ghost 14 and they are awesome!

This is the exact answer I did not want when I searched should I run with shin splints

Shin splints are the bane of my Life right now!! I don’t run for a few days and it eases off I run once and I’m ok , I run for a second day in a row and it flares right back up . I only do interval running on a treadmill 2 mins run 2 mins brisk walking so I dunno how it’s possible that I’m over doing it . I’ve looked into my running form , taking care to not over stride , I don’t heel strike and I keep my striking under my hips rather than striking / landing in front of my hips - I dunno what I’m doing wrong and it’s driving me bonkers .. shoes perhaps?

The first two times I tried to get into running I went at a limit of my cardiovascular system that vastly exceeded what my shin could handle. I wanted to push myself and felt ashamed that I was giving up early or not going fast enough to be out of breath. (I'm a 215 lb 6'3 lifter with a good bit of muscle on my frame) Today I decided I was gonna get into running again, but pace myself, not let myself get out of breath, and do it the right way. As soon as my shin felt funny, I would stop to give the tissue time to adapt. Lo and behold, no pain. So now I'm going at the intensity that isn't gonna hurt me, and if I have to get my supplemental cardio elsewhere in a lower impact way, so be it (that's what sleds and distance farmer's carry is for) I also was engaging my core and ankle muscles a lot more and paying much better heed to my form (I think it helps that I've been taking ab oblique and erector training more seriously since last time I tried to start running) No pain! It feels good knowing I can let my body adapt at its own pace. I don't have anyone to impress after all

Thank you RU-vid algorithm for bringing me here because I need this

I got them from jumping back into training after taking 6 weeks off from achilles tendonitis. Mine were never all that bad. I still have them lingering at about 3 weeks later. I took 5 days off and ate ibuprofen daily. All the pain was gone but i knew they weren't fully healed. I am running but i kind of baby my lower legs. No fast sprints, no hill work, rest days. Laying around doesn't work as well as active rest. I am hoping that my light load and resting when i notice them will allow them to resolve while i train. If they were real bad, i would think a month off of running would be necessary. Mine are only sore if i press on them. And probably only notice them from time to time while running because i know they are there

I run every day pretty much (I'm in the army) but shin splints are killing it's getting worse and I don't know what to do anymore.

I recently started running again and felt like I was increasing my dosage slowly...I did a mountain hike 2 weeks ago and since then have had shin pain. Going up was no problem but coming down it was hard not to land on my heels even though I was walking. I feel my form when running on flat is pretty good but seem to get shin pain very easily. I don't mind working through pain but definitely don't want to do long term damage with fractures etc. I have lots of energy to run and honestly it's so hard to hold myself back. I love running, especially running fast but my body limits me. When I can run I feel free, when I can't I feel like a prisoner.. Thanks for this information...it's incredibly frustrating to have to rest but as you say it's better. Soon will be switching to Altra zero drop wide toe box shoes and Injinjis, I'm hoping they will make some difference as well.. Great video!

I’ve been dealing with what I think was MTSS for about 4 years. Taking most of it off. Haven’t ran more than .5 miles in years and no matter how long I take off it’s still there. PT did nothing.

Agree 100% with all of this, but there’s one more thing…at least for my body, and that is type 2 diabetes. I used to get really bad shin splints, even before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What was happening was that when my sugars were off what they should be, my muscles, especially my shins and calves would flex and then stay flexed. They never relaxed when I would run, or even hike. So then, as was brilliantly described here, that load would come down on a flexed muscle and it would slowly tear it away from where it should be. Once I figured that out, my issues disappeared. I also watch my form and agree with all points of this video. If you can’t seem to shake shin splints and no amount of money on shoes or anything else helps, you may be pre-diabetic and not even know it. It took me over 10 years to figure that out, so hopefully this shortens the learning curve for someone.

Good video as a start, but there is more behind this than just those points. Make a video of which muscle is taking the stress in a heel landing. For some, it is crucial to strengthen this. MTSS is something I have had three years now. My strength has been verified to more than enough for all muscles parttaking in a stride, loading or volume does not make the pain go down (just not up), shoes has been tested by the running shops in town. Stopping MTSS isn't a walk in the park :)

Excellent video. Informative, and straight to the point. Thanks for the help!

Im doing varsity track, im a freshman, and I am going to quit by next week if the pain doesn't stop. Ive been sticking around for a good month and a half and the pain has only gotten worse and worse. Imma most likely take a couple weeks off from running and then work my way back up bit by bit at my house. It really stinks. But you gotta do what you gotta do.

Great video and explanation! Been through it all, I would add foam rolling EVERY DAY! In my experience its at least as important as core routine. After I got it fixed I was able to run Ultra Marathons, what at some points seemed undoable for me. Cheers from Germany!✌️

I started skipping more, walking more and running with toe first. All shinnn

I used to have this quite regulary 6-8 years ago, and what I actually did was just change shoes. I went from more regular or "normal" jogging shoes to Vibram Fivefingers. NEVER, EVER had the problem again, even on asphalt running (which, obviously cus of the impact, used to be the worst)

I broke my femur, fibula, and patella in a car crash in January but my shin splints are still what's stopping from getting past to 4 mile mark

I wore crocs why running on treadmills and keep wondering why I got this. Now I know why

Best and most informative vid Ive seen on shin splints. Thank you!

Thanks, Man

Thank you!

Solid info. Thanks for the video!

This is happening to me in the police academy. I want to keep running but this is holding me back

Who knew running was so complex 😅…I bought myself a exercise bike as I realised I couldn’t jog for longer than 1km before my shins start hurting

Didnt have shin splints for a while. They made their comeback yesterday. I really wanna go running today, but i guesse you’ve just talked me out of this😢

I'm not a runner but I played kickball 1-2 times a week last summer/fall and each time I played the shin pain got progressively worse. I ended up missing out on the last few games of the season because of it. Realized from watching this video that my issue is all frequency, core, and over striding. Thanks, now I know what to do for this next season.

I have them for almost a year right now. Took weeks and months off from running but whenever I start again it hits me right into the shin. I've iced them, streched, stregthen, warming ups/cooling downs, slow running, short running, running on sand etc. I used to cycle a lot so my stamina is very good. I've ran half a marathon without lack of breath but these shins man. Nothing seems to work :(

currently sidelined.. ugh

I have a lot of trouble with shin and ankle pain. Sometimes I can't even do a 1 mile jog 2 days in a row because I'm sore. Granted, I'm a pretty new runner. But I'm only 25 and otherwise in good shape. Am I just not built to run?

Mine came out of nowhere. Never had pain in my shins before. Now im 4 months in and only had a modest improvement. No running, doing rehab exercises. Well long walks and the turning of walking at home seems to be enough to trigger it 🥲🥲 Good luck to all. And good advise. Have you heard of compression socks?

Ran with slippers for bus for a 3-4 days and this started up, hurts way too much even when i jog a little

watching this with my shin splints kicking in. 😭😭😭

i run every morning excluding sundays. it’s only a 2 mile run, but i believe it compounded with XC practice and now i’m DYING the day of our first meet😂

Great video thanks!

I want to be able to jog for miles. My shins however don’t want to jog longer than 1 minute they’re stinging and burning.

a KIWI! This is what I needed

Could foot pronation contribute to developing shin splints? I ordered Altra paradigm 6 (stability, foot shaped with zero drop) and waiting to test them..

I have flat feet, so my physiotherapist suggested me to wear arch insoles and I started wearing it. After wearing for 1 week the pain in my shin bone became less, so I continued wearing it during physical activities. But after some weeks now again im experiencing pain in my lower legs in shin bone. So what is the reason behind it ?

Kia Ora! Nice spot you have there, grew up surfing there. Can shin splints occur on the side of the shin from the inner calf down the bone and even extending down over the ankle bone? Ever since my 50k it has been super painful to the touch and on longer runs it gets stressed, I rested it for 6 months with little improvement

Thank you

Yeah I dropped out or DNS for my last 3 track meets so I never qualified for anything in CA like sectionals or masters, but my shin hurt so much I was so sure it was a stress fracture but I never checked. But I know it was because the coaching my my “distance” coach was absolute garbage cause were were running a max of 2 miles per run cause we did speed work 5 days a week and no required long distance work on the weekend. So I was running 10 miles a week max. Plus we had like only 1 workout like plyometrics or strength work 1 time a week, also I just found out this video after I’ve finally started training again after 3 weeks of no cardiovascular activity

I got my shin splints because of jumping,how am I going to get better by doing the same thing that screwed me up ? Smh 😒

I'm simply power walking and only 39 n this started. Will it get better as I get in shape?

Ewan mcgregor??

great video

I have competition comin up on Tuesday it’s Sunday and my shin hurts so bad

Good info

Ye but does riding agrivate shin splints

Can I run up until the shin splints start hurting? I noticed i can run for about 30 minutes until they start to hurt.

I bacame shin Splints before 1 1/2 weeks And i am 2 weeks out from my first Marathon… 😫 Hope i can fix it a bit that i have the strength for 42,5 km. I will compete nevertheless

Single leg hops (along with running or jogging of course) is what causes my lower medial tibial to hurt. Anyone know if this is indicative of anything in particular and what I can do about it?

I just started getting shin splints pretty bad to the point where I have to stop running at around 1km. I have my first half marathon in two weeks, any tips?

ياتي الالم عندما العب كره القدم او المشي لمسافه طويله اروجو حل لهذه المشكله

I played too much ping pong

You are Australian right

Calf raises!

I run barefoot though

Video is not helpful

Right now I’m running 4-5 miles a day every day nonstop running and I do not want to to stop running but but my dumb shin splint is happening and I do not want to stop for even one day what should I do?

Currently laid up with shin pain numbing it with cider

So stop running but start jumping crazy on one leg or squatting? K…

Thank you