with our gallery of photos from the Selection DayEXPERT ADVICE FROM THE ASICS PRO TEAMGet the best out of your running with these five essential stretches from Sarah Connors, ASICS PRO Team Physiotherapist:Thomas StretchHip FlexorsThe BridgeThe Plank

, to the cheers of a crowd of people in the town centre.I woke up the following day feeling surprisingly fresh, with only two rather pathetic blisters and a slightly sore hip to show for my troubles. We managed to raise over £4,000 and, more importantly, generated

your legs towards your backside, rolling the ball towards you. Do 3x15 reps.LungesUseful for developing hip flexor strength. Start lunging out in a clockwise direction, making each lunge ‘5 minutes’ clock space from its predecessor, and returning

'll be able to breathe above the chop.Now you know why you are going faster, you can try to introduce this greater roll to both sides, by relying less on your neck flexibility and more on increasing your body roll, which needs to be powered from the hips

, bruising to her hip and some pretty ugly road rash could stop her from crossing the line in first place, in 8:55:08, with defending champion Mirinda Carfrae just behind her, in 8:57:57.Wellington's fellow Brits Leanda Cave and Rachel Joyce came third

on the nature of sports injury. "The runner will say, ‘My knee is killing me when I run,’ but it’s usually the result of tightness in the hip, posterior fibula or pelvis." Your knee can even hurt, says Gray, from a dud ankle on the other side of your body. "If

that your hard day really counts. Here's how to set yourself up for success…Elite Secret # 1: Get Strong It's strength and conditioning, particularly around the ankles, knees and hips, that separates elites from mere mortals, according to British distance

exaggerates hip and core movement lower down your body, which might lead to injury," says Anderson. "Keep your head up and level."Try this: "Run on your toes; imagine that you are being pulled toward the sky, and keep your hips held high at all times," says

properly, so it was wasted and over-powered by the other quad muscles which had torn when they'd been under a high workload. However, I also have an extreme Q-angle in the hips – which means that the quads are in the wrong position to start with.Once I

be other influences. Disruption of the ligaments within and outside of your knee, arthritis in its many forms and ankle, shin, thigh and hip injuries may all affect knee movement and produce secondary PFP.Self-treatmentOne factor in knee pain may