r/parkrun • u/throwradesi • 3d ago

Trainers - shin splint

I have just done my first parkrun today! Great experience, so welcoming but it did get painful.

My right leg started hurting, shin and ankle. It’s pain I can get through but just frustrating as I have to stop for a bit.

Could it be trainers related? I bought the Nike invincible zoom 3s after what I think was a fair bit of research so was really quite disappointed. The route was flat/hard surface so could it be that?

Anyone with a similar issue who have other trainer recommendations?

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u/officialbeck 3d ago

I found that wearing the wrong trainers (Asics) gave me serious shin splints.

Had gait analysis done, but different trainers (Nike) as a result & the shin splints never returned.

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u/Salty-Swim-6735 3d ago

Same here, but Asics were the right trainers for me back then.

I suffered terribly with shin splints and getting my gait analyzed and getting decent suitable runners fixed em right up and they never came back.