I noticed it’s considerably worse when I run outside on the street/sidewalk as opposed to on a treadmill. I usually run first thing in the morning so I’ve taken a few minutes to stretch my legs thinking that may be the cause but it hasn’t really helped. The only other thing I can think of is that I have flat feet.
Anyone else deal with this and have an idea on how to overcome it?
Anytime you notice shin splints you should stop running, do some of the other support exercises that are shown here and then for the next week or two you should walk instead of running.
You got to give your leg bones time to strengthen and heal after the damages the shin splints are a symptom of have happened.
When you resume to running, you should ease up for another week or two after that.
Your bones will get denser and more resistant to shin splints if you give them time to adapt.
It’s been a few weeks though which is why I’m concerned.
Sounds like you got them bad.
In that case, keep up your habit of guiding out but just walk instead of run until the shin splints heal.
You probably pushed yourself too hard too fast