Developing shin splints when running every day

What is your normal weekly mileage? I get shin splint issues, and the only way I have ever fully managed to get around it is to build total weekly mileage slowly, long run distance slowly and speed work slowly. I would get shin splints by increasing any of those three variables too quickly (although speed maybe was the biggest problem).

Anyway - if your primary concern is running every day, take your current injury free mileage that you do over x number of days, keep your mileage the same, but do it over 7 days. So, you will end up doing some shorter runs, but then you can slowly build up your mileage while running 7 day a week. I would recommend that you not change the length of your long run or add extra speed work until you have spent a few weeks running 7 days a week.

Based on your symptoms you have shin splints already.

To resolve the problem you need to rest (ie. no running for probably a month or so) so that the problem will resolve. Resting for a day does not help resolve the injury it merely provides an opportunity for the pain to subside.

Next you need to reduce your mileage and then gradually build the mileage back up.

You need to look at the surface you are running on. You need to run on the softest, most forgiving surface possible. Grass and mulch covered trails would be ideal.

Some stretching exercises would be helpful. Look online there are many recommended.

At the end of the day you need to change what you are doing or your problem will continue to deteriorate to the point that running will be out of the question.

Cycling is an excellent form of crosstraining.

You sound like a recreational or hobby runner so in that case I recommend rest. Rushing a recovery is not a wise treatment plan.

Thanks for your feedback. My weekly mileage is around 30 miles, but I often go down to the low 20s when shin splints seem to happen more (Usually because I do workouts with intervals at 6:00min/mi on the treadmill.) I've stopped doing too much intensity, as you mentioned, since I assumed this was the cause of my shin splints. I'll try to stick to workout per week, even out my mileage with instead of 4 days running, 6 days running while keeping the same mileage. Finally I think I'll keep one full rest day (which could be used any day I feel more pain) for a while until I feel like I can let go of it.

I should mention also that my pain is not very strong. I could definitely still run with the level of discomfort I have, but from experience, I do not run because I know it'll just worsen the symptoms and eventually lead me to full halt.

Thanks,

My advice....swim and ride a bike. Stop running so much your body clearly can't handle it.

1.) ALL runs on soft surfaces.

2.) Barefoot exercises X 3 times a week.

3.) Barefoot running on a safe surface (such as a football field) for :10 minutes X 3 times a week.