That concrete is very likely to be what's causing it, asphalt is slightly better. Running too soon after shin splints can also cause recurrence. In practical terms, you may need to to switch to biking or roller-skating or something. Maybe get access to better paths somehow. The other option is to force your running form to change.
In terms of running form, heel-striking is worse in terms of injuries and you want to do forefoot-strike if possible (landing on the balls of your feet). The problem with heel-striking is that you can land very hard on your heel with little discomfort, this is both inefficient and may cause shin splints. Landing on on the balls of your foot forces you to not land as hard; early on this will feel weird as you're forced to "pull your punches" when landing but as your running form improves you'll be able to reuse the energy to move forward.
Shoes are very hit or miss in terms of helping shin-splints. It's different for everybody whether types of shoes help them or not. I wouldn't get new shoes for shin-splints but if you get new shoes for other reasons then try them out.
Well crap. The only other thing I can think of is to minimize dynamic load. Basically land with your foot but continue falling forward for a moment, and only then push off. It separates the forces from landing and the forces from driving yourself forward. It's difficult to do consistently though, even with decent experience.
That concrete is very likely to be what's causing it, asphalt is slightly better. Running too soon after shin splints can also cause recurrence. In practical terms, you may need to to switch to biking or roller-skating or something. Maybe get access to better paths somehow. The other option is to force your running form to change.
In terms of running form, heel-striking is worse in terms of injuries and you want to do forefoot-strike if possible (landing on the balls of your feet). The problem with heel-striking is that you can land very hard on your heel with little discomfort, this is both inefficient and may cause shin splints. Landing on on the balls of your foot forces you to not land as hard; early on this will feel weird as you're forced to "pull your punches" when landing but as your running form improves you'll be able to reuse the energy to move forward.
Shoes are very hit or miss in terms of helping shin-splints. It's different for everybody whether types of shoes help them or not. I wouldn't get new shoes for shin-splints but if you get new shoes for other reasons then try them out.
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Well crap. The only other thing I can think of is to minimize dynamic load. Basically land with your foot but continue falling forward for a moment, and only then push off. It separates the forces from landing and the forces from driving yourself forward. It's difficult to do consistently though, even with decent experience.