, and subsequently your times become a little slower. But, if you still enjoy marathons, keep doing them!—Andrew Caldwell, chartered physiotherapist at the East Midlands Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic
Q Why is it that almost exactly 48 hours after a long training run, and particularly after completing a marathon, my leg muscles hurt most? If the race is on Sunday, then I always dread Tuesday because I cannot walk down the stairs without adopting
with the results: “I’m training to run a marathon and have been increasing my weekly mileage to about 40 miles with no leg pain,” she says. Case Study TwoRob Watts had been running for more than 12 years before an old back injury he’d sustained playing cricket as a
Racing pushes the limits of your speed and endurance, and too much racing can push you beyond your ability to avoid injury. Racing is hard on your body, so you must give yourself plenty of time to recover after each event.The general rule is to take one easy day
successful sports injuries clinic.This spring, she joins us as the ASICS Super Six physio and is working closely with our marathon contenders as they prepare for the Paris Marathon on April 10. Follow her advice - and post your own questions - in the relevant
, an assistant professor in the faculty of kinesiology and head of the Running Injury Clinic at the University of Calgary, says that he sees a lot of newly injured runners during that third month of marathon training, when a 16-week programme pushes the mileage
it takes for your body to heal.You may also have to forget about that upcoming race (especially if it's a marathon) you'd planned on running, Just because you signed up for it doesn't mean you'll recover by then. And if your injury does. heal before
reason – eg past injury / operation or just general tightness – then it can't trigger the vastus medialis – which will therefore be 'wasted'. Test for this – sit on the floor – legs straight in front of you – reclining back slightly against a hard back
