I am a student athletic trainer and the reason you may be getting shin splits is because you are not using the proper shoes and your feet may be landing the wrong way. I'm not an expert on this but I know that much. I hope it helps, make sure your shoes have arches.

I hate shin splints!!!! I just grit my teeth and keep running, and ice em up when I aint runnin. A friend of mine baught some kinda of sock or brace or something and she said it worked great.