Shin splints are a nightmare...
I walked the Test Way over the August Bank Holiday weekend, started Friday evening in the rain and walked the first 11 miles before resting at 0230 Sat morning, the temp was around 4degC and I woke up very stiff and cold so I set off slowly at 0530 to warm up along with some Brandy.. Right shin was the only part of me that didn't fully recover so a shin splint became my walking partner for the remaining 33 miles. My pace dropped to 1.5 mph and resting every 100yds but the pain was getting unbearable until I found a bench in a church yard at the 30 mile mark where I fell asleep, the temp was around 5degC and 0430.. I'm not massively religious so read into it what you like but I awoke 2hrs later and all my aches and pains were gone, including the shin splint that was giving me such pain.. I only managed another 10 miles on the Sunday before the Rain forced me to stop due to flooded roads and fields.. I was soaked to the skin nut no pain.. Most of the Test Way is hard farm tracks or road work, there are some very nice parts but too few for my liking, it's not a fell walk by any means.. I recon on 20 hrs easy walking but the Shin splits just made finishing a challenge..