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 was one of utter disbelief - but as I told them 'Not giving up – its what marathons are all about!' Many thanks to St John

severe pain in my right shin, since diagnosed as stress fracture. Best of all: when I crossed the finish line and burst into tears. What would I do differently: not wait until I was 60 years of age to do it. The key to my success: just determination

increase. Then in December I got forced off the road by a car and injured my left foot. By January 15, my running came to a screeching halt. After a 5-mile run I could barely walk on my left foot. I was diagnosed with a stress fracture and told not to run

,300 other runners, which isn't bad as I suffered a fractured spine 10 months ago and had titanium rods put in my back... which gives rise to the best surprise of all: no blisters, no aches, no pains and I was cycling to work the next day in time for an 8

but that there was a chance I had a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal. I went to have it X-rayed at the local hospital. There I was, less than 24 hours away from the start, not knowing if I was going to run or not! It was alright, the doc gave me some anti

to cover a kilometre. No one else would ever have even thought it possible to run around the world unsupported, taking in a Siberian and Alaskan winter along the way. But she embraced the challenge and revelled in it. Despite stress fractures in both legs

) and avocados have the added power to help lower LDL and reduce your risk of heart disease.Reduce injury Eating unsaturated fats can actually help stave off injuries, such as stress fractures. A 2008 study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports

’m really panicking about, but I know it's natural to be paranoid in taper time - in 2008 I was convinced my 2005 stress fracture was back! I can't believe that we are only a few days into the taper and my head is already total mush. I can't think

the recommended daily allowance of calcium. And as studies have shown that dietary calcium intakes of athletes with bone injuries such as stress fractures are abnormally low, you should eat more yoghurt. You don’t have to just spoon it from the pot, though. Why

’ll be waiting too long…‘This time last year I didn’t know what over-pronation meant, I thought shin splints were fractures and those people I drove passed on a Saturday morning dripping with sweat, red-faced, running god knows where…well I won’t tell you what I