becomes really painful when I undertake activities that involve turning or sideways movements. I’ve set my sights on a half-marathon later this year, and I’m worried that several weeks off will put me back to square one.A Most roads have a camber, which

off. I’ve fitted an orthosis in my left cycling shoe, and heel raises in my running shoes. I mainly run off-road and do plenty of static stretches, along with stretches over a step, and massage the tendon. But it still hurts – what can I do?A Your

of the knee, called the popliteus, which helps to unlock the joint during walking and running. It does this by rotating the shin and the thigh. If for some reason, your knee has been forced to over-rotate – perhaps you do a lot of off-road running on uneven

job. They use it for self-improvement, from losing a few pounds to beating a PB; there’s nothing like it for boosting your self-esteem and giving you a sense of achievement.Injury takes all that away. As soon as a runner feels a pain, the fear begins

surfaces, but keep in mind that most are cambered so that water will run off the centre of the road. As you run down the road against traffic, the slant causes your left foot to pronate (roll inwards) and your right foot to supinate (roll outwards). So map

In the mid-1970s, Runner's World Medical Editor George Sheehan, M.D., confirmed that he was hardly the only runner beset by injuries: a poll of the magazine's readers revealed that 60 per cent reported chronic problems. To describe himself

) or neglected (understretched, understrengthened), they’ll complain. And the result could be one of the two most chronic, hard-to-heal injuries a runner can face – namely, plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinitis. To avoid the dreaded ‘itises’ it helps to first

of the road, and see if it makes any difference. Also – and the best immediate option in a race – try changing your pace either up or down for a couple of minutes.Once you’ve got home, RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) is a principle worth applying

In the mid-1970s, Runner's World Medical Editor George Sheehan, M.D., confirmed that he was hardly the only runner beset by injuries: a poll of the magazine's readers revealed that 60 per cent reported chronic problems. To describe himself

) or neglected (understretched, understrengthened), they’ll complain. And the result could be one of the two most chronic, hard-to-heal injuries a runner can face – namely, plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinitis. To avoid the dreaded ‘itises’ it helps to first