Shin splints? Bad shoes? Or bad running technique?

[Sizzle]

About a month ago I started to feel pain in my shin, during skipping, running etc, but went easy on it and it eased up quickly. No more pain during skipping, warming up etc.

Today I did some interval training on the treadmill, felt fine - A few hours later though, my shin feels a bit numb. Not even sore, just kinda numb, in the same spot I was getting the pain before. I haven't had the pain in weeks, is it common for shin pains to hang around for so long..?

I asked the dickhead at the sportsstore for the best shoes for running, skipping etc and he recommended me Brooks crosstrainers, I'm wondering if they're all they're cracked up to be..?

[Relentless]

bad shoes.

[buzzsaw]

If you have suddenly increased the intensity and workload of your workouts the body might not be ready for the increased impact on your lower limbs. Added to this could be that your previous shoes didn’t provide enough cushion absorbing the additional shock. Shin splints are VERY painful and impossible to train through, avoid impact. Get your cardio on the bike, elip or swim. After some rest and with improved shoes reintroduce gradual increases to get back to pre- injury state.

[China_hand_Joe]

About a month ago I started to feel pain in my shin, during skipping, running etc, but went easy on it and it eased up quickly. No more pain during skipping, warming up etc.

Today I did some interval training on the treadmill, felt fine - A few hours later though, my shin feels a bit numb. Not even sore, just kinda numb, in the same spot I was getting the pain before. I haven't had the pain in weeks, is it common for shin pains to hang around for so long..?

I asked the dickhead at the sportsstore for the best shoes for running, skipping etc and he recommended me Brooks crosstrainers, I'm wondering if they're all they're cracked up to be..?This is one perspective - [Only registered and activated users can see links] - people along that line of thinking argue the huge cushioned heels on modern running shoes force people to run with 'incorrect' (heel striking) technique. They believe the more correct technique is fore-foot striking, which is what happens if you run barefoot and it is what nature intended.

[Irish_Southpaw6]

Shin splints are horrible to have. after running track it took mine a month of little/no running to heal up one hundred percent but that is because I ran with shin splints everyday. SHOES do not matter very much you just need to let tyour shins heal then start excercise on a bike for a week then do excercise to strengthen your shins for about another week then start up light training again. Your shin splints should heal up quickly if you havent tried to work through the pain but if you have you might be in some trouble

[RDJ]

I've been running on the beach a few times last week, bare foot. At first it's a little hard on the foot muscles especially the toes. Normally my knees bother me somewhat, but not this time. No weird shin feelings either, which I also have regularly. So I'd say it's probably the shoes, you could try a run on a soft surface and see if it still bothers you.