<human>: Relative newbie to running for its own sake and just having some difficulties trying to understand some of the nuances. I'm an ex-basketball player and my experience running has only ever really been anaerobic sprinting work or 800m intervals. I had to stop playing because of chronic shin splint issues but the idea of running really appeals to me so would love to be able to stay fit by running. 

I have done some cadence stuff in the past to try and combat my shin splints in order to avoid overstriding and heel striking so i recently completed the c25k program with cadence in mind but the 'zen' like experience of running never came to me. After a lot of reading here i realised it had a lot to do with trying to go all out on each run rather than 'slowing down to speed up' which i am now trying to do.

The problem however is that I can't seem to keep my cadence up while maintaining the appropriate heartrate for aerobic training. By upping my cadence i also up my heart rate but if i keep my heart rate down then it just feels like im plodding along and not being light on my feet which im afraid will lead back to my shin splint issues (despite my midfoot strike). 

Im 6'5 if that makes any difference but I'd appreciate any input people with similar issues may have faced. Do i worry about increasing cadence at a later stage or will my heart rate adapt do a higher cadence even if im not running much faster.

Sorry for the essay I'm really bad at keeping things succinct.

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<bot>: How do I keep my heart rate within my aerobic range (140-157) while also running with a high cadence?