When your lower-back muscles are weak, you are more likely to suffer from nagging pain, bad posture or below-par running. To keep this critical ‘core’ area strong, you need to strengthen and stretch the erector spinae muscle group. The following

Back pain might keep you from running from time to time, in which case you might benefit from some preventive strengthening and stretching exercises. We’ve listed two old favourites for each below, but if you do suffer from a back problem, check

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hip than in my right. Is there anything I can do? -->Upper-bodyWhy can't any specialist diagnose my back pain?How can I reduce the impact on my back of running?I have lower-back pain from minor scoliosis - must I stop running? Should I give up running

stupid, like doing a fell race in a road shoe.4. Ignoring Pain Runners accept pain as part of the sport. But not all pain is the same. You have to learn to separate the good pain, associated with the positive progression of your fitness, from the bad pain

big race with a big atmosphere. Much of that atmosphere is created by the Japanese, who provide the majority of the 30,000 runners in the field, most of the supporters and the event’s big sponsors. Although the race starts painfully early

tip where appropriate - see 'keywords' spreadsheet for reference, eg blisters, plantar fasciitis, toenails, achilles tendinitis-->If you want real-life advice from runners who have found their own ways to overcome running aches and pains, where better

Park. Everyone was talking and encouraging one another as if friends due to the one common goal: to run 26.2 miles!!!I shall never forget the camaraderie between runners, the crowd, the noise, the pain, and the ecstasy that came with crossing the finish

pain at the back of my right knee forced me to change my plan. There was no way I was walking or dropping out, so I had to drop back a little in order to keep running.Nothing can prepare you for that feeling when you turn off the Embankment onto

Snapped at the Finish (Page 3) Page 1 2 3Tim Keating, 3:45"That was my first marathon. What can I say: incredible atmosphere, incredible pain! Next time I’ll start a little slower." Conor Jamieson, 3:56"The finish was absolutely mental