and see. This is the most severe injury I've had, so I'm really paying attention to the physios around me. It would be a bonus if I could race but I'm not putting pressure on myself.The circumstances of your injury were pretty dramatic - you were only 600m
As you begin logging more bike miles, aches and pains can start cropping up. The usual culprits are poor riding position, imbalanced muscles, a weak core or just another birthday."With new riders, you can usually blame poor bike fit or equipment setup, or a training error," says ...
I started my training before Christmas and everything was going well until it snowed. I had the misfortune of slipping on ice in January, fracturing both wrists and was no longer able to train. I was gutted! Fortunately I had a place in the ballot so I was able to defer until n...
At Runner's World we try to practise what we preach, and so, along with following abstemious diets (well, we try), we also follow our training advice. That means regular speedwork, long runs, rest days and the dreaded hillwork. Repeatedly dragging ourselves up to the top of north...
for total-body conditioning, but it also offers many opportunities for injury if you're not careful - and even if you are. Club-level triathletes have a 56 per cent chance of being injured in any given five-year period and many ignore a problem, hoping
Drugs don't workResist the reflex to reach for a bottle of ibuprofen to reduce swelling. "Killing pain is fine," says Andrew Pruitt, author of Andy Pruitt's Medical Guide for Cyclists, "but deflating inflammation during the initial stages of injury
of course led to an increase in the number of triathletes picking up injuries. The problems that most often trouble triathletes can be broadly described as 'overuse' injuries. But triathlon does not necessarily have to result in recurring injuries. Many
material) content that squeezes and hugs the muscles that are key to efficient running. The kit promises to help you train more efficiently, avoid common injuries and recover faster. But does it deliver? For the lowdown on the big squeeze, read on...
Hours spent running, cycling and swimming will, unless you're careful, play havoc with your muscles, resulting in poor performance and an increased risk of injury. Flexibility training is possibly the most forgotten and misunderstood aspects
