My name is Mark and I have been running for almost a year now and I still get shin splints and I am just wanting to make the transition after reading the book Born to Run a couple months ago. I have been researching this style of running and I am just nervous that I am going to hurt myself. Right now I run 2 miles every morning at 6 AM before work and I take Saturdays off. I do run a trail on Sundays but I wouldnt say it was rough terrain, mainly sand w/ flattened gravel and some rocks here and there.
I am 6'5" and down to 260 lbs and I currently run about a 10 min mile with some shin splints around the 1.5 - 2.0 mile mark. I did get a pair of new balance 759's last week and they just felt strange and rubbed my feet. They were flatter and had less of a heel then my other nike air pegasus shoes and I did not get a shin splint (I did slow down, that may have helped). I returned them today and plan on getting a minimalist pair of shoes and will work on the transition. I am looking for some suggestions on a good intro to minimalist shoes for someone my size.
I am 6'5" and down to 260 lbs and I currently run about a 10 min mile with some shin splints around the 1.5 - 2.0 mile mark. I did get a pair of new balance 759's last week and they just felt strange and rubbed my feet. They were flatter and had less of a heel then my other nike air pegasus shoes and I did not get a shin splint (I did slow down, that may have helped). I returned them today and plan on getting a minimalist pair of shoes and will work on the transition. I am looking for some suggestions on a good intro to minimalist shoes for someone my size.