Runners - Pain/injury Question

Everything is connected.
Since you didn't address the shin splints, the stress on the muscle moved into your quads. Our hip flexors cross the body, and the tight left quad connects to the right hip flexor...thus the pain you are feeling there now.

In short, address the shin splits (get to a chiropractor or massage therapist...trigger point therapy will help a lot with this quickly), and the rest will go away.

If you don't, it's going to move into your lower back and glutes.

For the shin splits, if you are not going to take time off, get an ace bandage and wrap your shin at the point of the point. It will hold the muscle to the bone, which is what is causing the pain.

My chiropractor is a bit of a naturalist and has helped me understand how pain travels and injuries/stress in one part of the body can start to affect others. This one is pretty text book, and something I deal with on my own as well. I see him every two weeks to keep me in shape, since I am also not willing to take time off.

I agree with most of the suggestions here - massage, chiropractor, shoe evaluation. Alternating speeds - 1 minute faster, 1 minute walk. It seems like you might have an issue with your gait being uneven, and the right shoes can help prevent that and a massage/chiropractor can help reduce the immediate pain.

Pain is telling you something is wrong, so I wouldn't advise to just "suck it up"!

Here is a cheap and easy suggestion: build up your core muscles before you do any more running. Your alignment is probably off. You need to build your core muscles and start using them (contracting them) while you are running to achieve the correct posture. You can look at simple core workouts on youtube. The abdominal exercises that address diastasis recti are probably going to help you the most.

Your pace is on the slow side, which makes me think you might be taking tiny steps and dragging your feet a bit when you run. You're almost better off walking at a 15 minute pace.

If you are training for a half marathon, try alternating a 10 minute run mile with a 15 minute mile walk. You want to address your injuries now. Otherwise, you won't even make it to the half marathon or you will cause permanent damage on race day. Good luck to you! Good job sticking with your workouts!

Dr. David Smith at Cornerstone Family Medicine in Keller practices Airrosti, which is like deep tissue manipulation. I had IT band issues before my first 1/2 a couple of years and he was able to help me. I definitely recommend him. Good luck.

Go to a running store and talk to the people there. Did you get fitted for your shoes at a running store? They can watch you run and tell you if you pronate or not and suggest the best shoes.
A foam roller can help you loosen up tight muscles. The people at the running store can show you how to use it.
Shin splints can be because you are leaning forward, try running more upright.

Go and see a Sports Doctor.
For sports related injuries.

I was a runner, long distance and competitively, when I was a kid through high school.
I had those kinds of injuries.
And, being you have shin splints, due to that pain, then your gait... will change too, to compensate for that pain from your shin splints and then it will affect your whole body and other areas.

Also re-evaluate your shoes.

And go see a sports Doc.