Shin splints can result from an overuse injury when adapting to heel striking and the eccentric use of the tibialis anterior muscle.

“one of the most common injuries that runners have when they first start running is this shin splints that they call explain to people what a shin splint actually is it's pain on the front part of the leg and particularly in the anterior the muscle in the front part of the leg and if you're not used to running landing on your heel and having to use the muscle on the front part of your leg to lower your foot down you could have an overuse injury for a while until it gets used to it and so they get sore in the front part of their leg”