A very broad question this week, from a RW forum member who wonders how to deal with the constant worry that injury could strike any day. And when injury does strike, what's your attitude to it?"The risk of injury is the price that the hard training
... and she's not. I guess there may be a point beyond which these things can't be unlearned. – kittenkatNo injury? No problemYour coach should know better, unless he or she has spotted a specific problem causing an injury. In general there's nothing wrong
't had any problems with knee or back injuries (I'm now 42), apart from the odd dodgy parachute landing. Once the weight was off my back, I tended to run much faster and easier. It's no fluke that most army cross-country leagues and championships etc were
was run, run and run (oh, and a little cycling). I'd get niggly injuries, but would generally run through them. By 2000 I was in a very bad way, with back and leg problems that just wouldn't go away. Eventually I stopped running altogether – something
This week's question was emailed to us by forum member Little T, who gets a painful stitch every time she runs."I've just returned to running after four months off with an injury. Unfortunately, I'm getting really bad stitch each time I run – always
race? Can I continue running 40-50 miles per week without risk of serious injury? Or this a stupid idea?!"– Michael FirmstoneYour best answers...Keep up the training, and enter a race evry couple of months to give you targets to aim at. Start trying
day. Others enjoy regular rest days. In my experience, the people who never give their bodies time to recover are the ones who spend the most time carrying injuries. Sometimes the long-term view of how much you do a year is more important than
yer boots! – PhilPubA word from the wise guyJust think of it as liquid carbo-loading! – Iccle JimA cautionary injury tale...I missed 3 months training with a cricket injury two years ago, after getting pished out of my head at the Edgbaston Ashes test
This week's question comes from a forum member whose event schedule is looking a bit crowded..."I'm doing the Edinburgh Marathon on 27 May. It's my first marathon, and the training is going OK, though I had two weeks off due to injury. I've got
never either warmed up or down. Ever. I know this goes against some people's principles, but I don't care. I've never missed a run through injury, because I've never been injured. I've never even had a "niggle". I just go out the door, run, get home
