Best Running Shoes for Shin Splints?

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  • iWillGetCrowSomeday
    iWillGetCrowSomeday Posts: 311 Member
    Shoes are part of the issue. But proper stretching before and after helps a lot too. There's also toe tapping you can do seated in a chair. Just sit on the edge of a chair and tap your toes on the floor, alternating left and right as fast as you can until you can't anymore. Helps keep blood flow going to the muscles. Also, as soon as you get shin splints, deal with them. They'll just get worse if you ignore them.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    Go to a specialty running store. They will find you a great shoe for the shape of your foot and your running goals. What works for one won't work for another.

    I work at a running store so I agree with this 100%. Also, get some compression socks or sleeves-they'll work wonders!
  • tdrusk
    tdrusk Posts: 21 Member
    Learn how to run correctly. It is not the shoes, it is the runner.

    Read http://barefootrunning.com/?page_id=109#begin-here
  • SJLS2013
    SJLS2013 Posts: 149 Member
    Make sure your getting enough calcium- that was my problem!

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