of motion, strength and flexibility. The therapist will also review your training programme to determine how the injury occurred – and how to prevent it recurring. Once the cause is diagnosed, the therapist can design a specific rehabilitation programme

therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40

half marathon PB a week later. So it won't surprise you to hear that I'm a keen proponent. And I'm not alone. Look to the elites and you'll struggle to find anyone who doesn't consider massage crucial. "Massage is an essential part of my training

therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40

to their normal lengths. Then when you start to exercise, your muscles stretch even more to about 10 per cent longer than their resting lengths. This means you have a 20 per cent change in muscle length from the time you get out of bed until your muscles are well