Q. How do I deal with a niggling calf injury?A. An injury that won't settle can be deeply annoying. When the calf is injured your swim, run and bike training can be affected, which will have a major impact on overall fitness if you lose training
. And when injury threatens that identity, that raison d'être, it's important to acknowledge the effect and then to do something about it.It’s impossible to say who suffers more when they’re struck by injury: the 100-miles-per-week club star or the back
GETTY IMAGESIf you've been running well and your muscles feel fine, stretching might seem like a waste of good running time. But scheduling in some stretching could slash your chance of getting injured, help you recover from existing injuries
- of the musculoskeletal system won't enable you to perform to your full running potential and, worse still, may see you stepping ever closer to injury.Check your competency "It's all about physical competence," says running coach and movement specialist Kelvin Giles
Lorraine Western, a sports massage practitioner with a master's degree in sports injury management (stayfitsportsmassage.com). "Quality research depends on using a repeatable method, but as every massage treatment is unique to the individual at that moment
and even the Sahara, with a 12th place finish in the Marathon des Sables in 2010.Then disaster struck. Cracknell suffered a serious brain injury during the Race Across America last year when the mirror of a truck travelling at 75mph struck him from behind
blog. If you're a regular reader of this website or Runner's World magazine you'll know the importance of stretching and flexibility in helping to make you a better runner and ward off injury.After three years of on-off injury I decided that my new
Getty ImagesThe road to marathon success is never smooth and problem-free. Every runner, from first-timer to marathon veteran, hits a hurdle or two while preparing for the marathon: an injury, a cold, an unexpected extra project at work. If things
is called the passenger unit and includes the spine, upper body, arms and head. These two units meet in the lower lumbar spine. Most injuries that are referred to as "simple back pain" are caused by strains and sprains. In our working lives, as well as our
for at least five minutes in-between. During the pick-ups, concentrate on increasing your cadence and remaining light on your feet. The goal is to develop leg speed that you can call on when the line is in sight.Goal - Injury-proof your body"You have to make
