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Hi, Thanks for your replies. I dont know if its better to see a doctor or a physio. Its not like I am in a rush to get back to running as I dont have any races planned. Maybe seeing a physio would be the best idea but obviously physio's arent cheap and seeing a doctor wouldnt cost me anything. I did see a physio a few…

I am thinking about getting a roller, I seem to have a bit of pain in my left calf. Thats good to hear that it helped your shins. Where did you get your roller from?

RunningCampbell, I am not rude and I am most certainly not dismissing peoples advice!! I never said that I wont see a physio but my point is say if I do have insoles made whos to say that they will cure the ankle pain! I could pay £200 for the insoles but that doesnt mean to say the pain is going to go away and I may not…

To be honest I dont think there is many more shoes I can try and I think the shop is getting fed up with me keep going back. They do an exchange no problem but as I said they wont do a refund. I dont really want to buy another pair of shoes as I have spent good money on these shoes. She said to me if I was still getting…

Does a support shoe increase the chances of giving you shin splints? I thought a support shoe would help with shin splints. I have tried doing toe raises as I have been told that it helps with shin splints. What does people suggest? Do I take the trainers back? If I continue to get shin splints then I think I might have to…

The shoes I have been given are a higher support shoe and it mentions on a few websites that they are for over pronators and not under pronators and I know I over pronate. I have done a gait analysis and a few running stores have watched me run on the treadmill and it comes up on the screen as to what runner you are. To be…

I am getting the shoes from sweatshop. The thing is I cannot get a refund on the shoes, they can only exchange them for another pair and its my 4th pair from the shop which is rather annoying and I think they are getting fed up with me by now. I thought a more cushioned and support shoe would not give you shin splints? It…

I have been told that I am an over pronator and I think I am as my foot rolls in slightly when I run. The reason why they changed my shoes to a higher support shoe is because they said a more support shoe will help with the over pronation. I havent increased my mileage recently, I am only doing about 3 miles on a run.…

[/quote] Have you had a gait analysis done to see what type of shoe you need (stability, neutral, etc.)? Also, increasing your mileage too quickly can result in shin splints. Changing terrain can cause them, such as suddenly running hills when you have been mostly doing flat terrain. As others have said, icing and…

Are you saying that a more cushioned shoe is likely to give me shin splints? Thats a bit confusing. It says online if your shoes dont give enough support then that can give shin splints. If the new shoes are giving me shin splints then I might be better off going back to the shop again but its not something I want to do…

My shoes do not need replacing!! They are new shoes and I only got them last week. To be honest I am having a lot of hassle with trainers at the moment and they are the 4th pair from the shop. I was running in a pair of Nike structure and I didnt seem to get shin splints in those but I did race for life the other week and…

Well I did try and break them in, thats why I did a workout at the gym when I got them the other day. You shouldnt have to walk around in trainers to break them in, if I wanted to do that then I could up a pair of trainers for 30 quid that arent designed for running rather than paying 100. I do have a feeling they arent…

Well all I know is I have sore feet and my ankles have been killing since last night so I cant see myself doing many runs in these trainers, especially long runs!! With my old trainers I got sore toes and I got rid of that problem with these trainers but then I get another problem. Yes there is a 30 day policy and the guy…

Were you wearing them for anything other than strictly running? (walking, to run errands, crosstraining or other gym workouts, etc?) that all adds mileage. Also, regardless of mileage, the shoes will be breaking down just based on the age of 5 years. I think the # I've read is 300-500 miles, or at least once a year. The…

Well I spent about 100 on the trainers which to me is quite a bit to spend on the trainers. I am not looking to get a refund as that means going to do another shop and I got my last pair from the same shop and I was happy with them. All I am saying is the trainers seemed fine when I did a run on the treadmill and I didnt…

Also, don't go 5 years again before buying new shoes. You only get about 300 - 500 miles out of a pair. You could have some lingering foot pain from running on worn out shoes as well. [/quote] I know I should have got some trainers a bit sooner and 5 years may sound a long time but its not like I was running on a regular…

They did say to me that if they dont feel right or give me pay then I have 30 days to take them back. Are you saying I should go to another store? I am not sure if they would give me a refund but they may exchange for another pair. They did measure my feet and they watched me run on the treadmill etc. I went to sweatshop…

I thought maybe you did have to break new trainers in. I went to a sports shop and got my feet measured etc. I also seem to be getting shin splints from these trainers and I havent had shin splints for quite a while. Erm I spent quite a lot on these trainers and I have a half marathon coming up, thats the whole point of me…

Hi guys and girls, Thanks for all the replies. I am thinking to myself maybe I need new running trainers and maybe they are too small. I am a size 6 and my trainers are a size 7. I have had them for 5 years so maybe they do need replacing but I dont think I have done 300 miles in them. It is annoying when my toes hurt as…

What do you mean by the sweeperbus? Thanks for all your lovely positive comments!! I am really determined to do it and I am really tempted to enter into the race today and then I have a target and something to look forward to. I have done a 10k race for mo running and I think now I want to progress and do something…

Hi guys, Thanks for replying. Yes I am thinking of adding 2km each week if I can. If I can get up to about 17, 18km in 6 weeks time then I will be happy. No I am not looking to race it, its not a race, I dont think you can race a long run, I tend to start off slow, if you start off fast then I tend to get a stitch and all…

Well I would like to run it of course, not race it! At the moment I can run about 12k. The race is still 6 weeks away so I dont see why I cant do it. I spoke to a guy about it and I know people suggest 12 weeks for a half marathon but he thinks I can do it providing I build it up. Last week I managed to run about 20 miles…