. Another common cause of shinsplints among beginners is poor choice of running shoes or running in something other than running shoes. Runners who have started running after long layoffs are also susceptible to shinsplints because they often increase

should overshadow correct shoe choice or properly prescribed orthoses; rather, they go side by side, as Saj Afzal, podiatrist to UK Athletics, explains: “Orthoses improve mechanical efficiency, and often provide a dramatically successful route out

choice. Wallow in self-pity, lose your aerobic base, put on weight and make yourself and everyone around you miserable – or get a life. Here's the plan...1. No whining If you love to run, there's no denying that injury downtime can be a