UAN:203 Article type:--Many is the runner who has finished training or a race with a pain somewhere in the ankle. You don’t remember injuring it, but it certainly hurts when you position it a certain way or put weight on it at a particular angle

(and stay) pain-free.Exercises designed specifically to strengthen and stretch the tissues of the feet and ankles are not as easy to devise as those targeting the larger muscles, and your local gym is unlikely to have equipment designed for the task

You might be able to run through a tight hamstring or a sore quad, but an injured foot or ankle usually puts the brakes on a session – and can ruin your entire training season. Our feet and ankles, after all, are the foundation of our sport. When

UAN:204 Article type:--SymptomsYou must have experienced ankle sprains before – an awkward footplant, followed by a sickening pain as your ankle twists inward and the agony of any further movement.SignsFollowing the injury, rapid bruising

3:53 “...I was whisked off to St. Thomas' Hospital where I was informed I had a fractured ankle. The look on their faces when they found out that I had run on the injury for 16 out of the 26 miles...” Read the full quote1821-- Time: 3:53Beware

Q I’d only been running for a few months when I noticed a twinge down the outside of my left ankle, which was accompanied by some swelling. After a two-week rest I started to run again, but within three days the ankle was again very painful. An X

(forefoot)Plantar FasciitisAnkle-area InjuriesAchilles RuptureAchille Rupture (partial)Ankle PainAnkle SprainPeritendinitis (Achilles)Achilles TendinitisLower-leg injuriesAnterior Compartment SyndromeCalf tearShinsplintsStress FracturesTibial Periositis

Q I have a triple injury. First I got a pain under my hip, then a swollen ankle and now a pain in the back of my knee. All on the right side. I recently switched from trail to road running – could it be due to the camber?A There could be two

Broken leg - how best to rehabilitate?Calf pain - when to continue, when to stop?Calf tightness - is ibuprofen the solution?Inside lower-leg pain - between ankle and knee - lots of experiencesInside lower-leg pain - part 2Shin splintsShin splints - gym

with the results: “I’m training to run a marathon and have been increasing my weekly mileage to about 40 miles with no leg pain,” she says. Case Study TwoRob Watts had been running for more than 12 years before an old back injury he’d sustained playing cricket as a