So, I'm getting (and have gotten) really bad shin splints from running, doesn't matter if its the treadmill or pavement. I am really prone to getthing them. Right now, I currently have a pair of nike shocks, that were great, but they started to give me shin splint. Can anyone recommend a speciality running store in the south bay that can check out my feet, the way i walk, etc.? I know of forward motion, but they are only located in walnut creek and danville. Anyone know of any others??

 

There's a place in Mtn. View I think called "the runner's high" if I remember right. This was a few years ago, but they helped my brother find a good set of shoes and he spoke very highly of them. Failing that, a place just opened up across Brittan from REI in San Carlos. I know that's not Southbay, but it's right off 101 and not that far.

 

There is the "Running Revolution" in Campbell. It's by the Pruneyard on Campbell Ave. There is also Ryan's Sport shop. It is off Lafayette street in Santa Clara.

 

sports basement off mathilda in sunnyvale. they can measure your gait and check out if you pronate or suponate or whatever. they helped me pick out the right shoes for my marathon...and surprisingly, it wasn't the I went to. invariably, they pointed me to the most expensive shoes.

 

Ryans in Santa Clara is good, and The runners Factory in Los Gatos.

 

+1 on Ryan's that place is awesome.

 

There's a Runner's High is in down town Los Altos...I've never seen one anywhere in Mtn View. The one in Los Altos is a really good store...a little pricey, but the people there really know what they're talking about. Right off Foothill by San Antonio...it's on 1st St. I think.

 

Too much, too soon.

Either you added mileage too much (should only go up in your long run of the week), started adding speed work, or gained weight...

Other factors are hills, biomechanics (you ever have a gait analysis?), improper shoes (obvious one, but not usually the one), and lack of proper stretching (calves and achilles).

Try roadrunner sports in san Carlos. They do gait analysis on a treadmill (watch you run and then get you the right shoes for your foot type, aka neutral cushion, overpronator, suppinator, etc), and they also build up the arch support for free.

If that doesn't work, rest for a week and use ibuprofrin and ice on the area.

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/arti...-3X6-3,00.html

 

Roadrunner is the store I was talking about across from REI I think.. Also, you can modify your insoles with careful applications of silicone. I have a heavily pronated left foot, so I do this on every pair of shoes I get based on a really expensive pair I got a few years ago. A tube of silicone is much cheaper... Ha...

 

RoadRunner just opened in RWC. They are a HUGE running store.

 

imo shin splints have to do alot more with the conditions you expose your body to when running, shoes don't make a significant difference, or not as much as one would hope (this is coming from a dissapointed boy who bought jordans just so he could dunk...) I used to get them all the time too in soccer, and I was running on grass, but stretching after runs helps A LOT as well as 20 minutes or so of icing. oh, and the term shin splints doesn't mean that the bone is cracking, if it did, it would hurt a hell of a lot more. it's the muscle being ripped, or slowly hyper extended around your shins, causing the painful feeling.

 

If you have pronation that is different in one foot than the other, it's best to get custom orthotics if it starts bothering you in the future. Otherwise, arch support like Superfeet, Powerstep, or even Montrail microwaveable form-fits will do.

Stay away from Dr. Scholl's if you're serious about long distance running However, in everyday walking shoes, it's fine.

Also, Roadrunner sports is a huge store -- like 80% warehouse and 20% shop I went to the one in SD once (the world's largest running store!)... the store front was like smaller than a foot locker, but the warehouse was huge... Go figure!