Comments on: Why do my Shins Hurt When I Run?

By: Abigail

Abigail — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:51:04 +0000

I’ve been running for a while and have been fine up until recently. I am a college student so during Christmas break I didn’t run at all, my mistake. Now after going back my shines have hurt so much at first I figured it was from not running enough but the more I run the worse it gets and I’m not willing to give up running yet, nor can I because I play rugby.

By: Rafael

Rafael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:22:52 +0000

hey guys, im 15 6ft tall and i weigh an exact 220 lbs. i play basket ball daily and do a lot of running, halfway through the game i have a pain in my shins that have me on my knees. but it isn’t muscle pain, and there seems to be a little bit of a bulge on my shins, I am a bit fat but not that i would look it, so is i was wondering what i should do, any ideas, the pain lasts for 3 to 4 hours after as well…

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:46:02 +0000

I am on my highs school’s cross-country and track team. And everytime I run I get this pain that shoots up my leg everytime I take step. It has also started hurting during my day when I am not running. Like when walking to classes it hurts. I have told my dad but he tells me to push through it and that I am being a baby. I want to stay in shape and I really love to run but the pain is absolutely excruciating. Should I keep running and wait for it to go away? Or would a doctor be helpful? Oh and I stretch and ice a lot but it still hurts.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:45:33 +0000

Its been 5 years since I worked out. I recently signed up for gym. I’m 5’4 and weigh about 146lbs. First two days, I was fine. 3rd day on I noticed that my shin starts to hurt. After the 4th and 5th day I realize that once it started to hurt- I had to keep pushing myself. Once I’m 30 mins into the workout (baring the pain of my shin) it goes away and i can run again. hopefully that helps.

By: peter

peter — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:15:06 +0000

im 17 by the way for above…

By: peter

peter — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:13:55 +0000

ok so i played some mini soccer in school/ gym, and i was basically running all over the place, n my shins started hurting!… this happen to me when i skateboarded too: i only doing small olies ( jumps on the skateboard) on flatground for bout 20 minutes, then my shins started hurting?!! was it the shoe i wear? i have these DC’s skate shoes n their sole is very thin n my feet is more exposed to the ground (their low shoes).. i think its the shoes, soo ill test out my nike zooms which are more elevated n more cushioned… THANKS

By: Aaron Kay

Aaron Kay — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:54:52 +0000

I started to get shinsplints right before my first half marathon, which just happened to be my 3rd month of running period. So being a beginner my lower leg muscles were weak and just couldn’t hand all the stress and high mileage yet. The problem persisted for about 2 months. But in that time I continued to run because I couldn’t find it in me to rest.

In actuality 3 weeks of pure rest would of cured them but I didn’t want to not run for that long so I researched everything I could about them. The things I found that worked best was ice and a compression sleeve or tape if they hurt bad. The compression sleeve is amazing I don’t know exactly how it works so well but it really helped lessen the pain while running (I wish I had bought 2 and not 1)

Since then I’ve lost about 10 pounds as well, the extra weight certainly doesn’t help the impact. The best thing I can recommend though is look into your form, run a little bit barefoot or in minimal shoes to help develop a midfoot landing, land lightly and quicken your stride, this drastically reduces impact.

To conquer my shinsplints took a combination of things but the one thing I would tell people is just run lighter and fix the problem at it’s root, either your form is off or simply you need to strengthen your anterior and posterior tibias on your off days. I can tell my shins have finally started to adapt.

By: dustin

dustin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:51:56 +0000

I am 2 months shy of 17 and i weigh 185. when i run 1/2 a mile i can run any more because my shin hurts so bad… i dont have money for running shoes, and i cant run barefoot. I run In JROTC and i have to run a mile in 6.5min and i cant because when i get to my 3rd lap around the track i have to stop and walk cuz the pain hurts so bad. Would it help if i continued to work out the front of my shins? i found when i tap my foot repedatly it starts to do the same thing and about 20 min in to tapping my foot i notice my leg goes numb

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:27:49 +0000

I’m 14, and I hadn’t done any working out in a while. Recently, I joined my soccer team, and it’s been kinda intense. Practice has been going on for a while, and my left shin is kinda hurting me. Do I have shin splints?

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:24:05 +0000

I was a dancer since i was 5 and i stop when I was 16 because my shins were splintering. I haven’t really done that much physical activity until now. when i walk or jump or do step ups, star jumps anything, i get the pain described above. So i dunno if my shins are splintering or if it is this problem. Suggestions?