uphill, but running uphill all the time isn't really an option! I've seen two physios and a sports doctor, and all have suggested various abdominal/core strength exercises. They think it's perhaps a tight psoas or abdominal muscle, and have tried manually

to have both my big toenails pulled off. I can't put the pain into words! – MOLAfter a half marathon I developed black toenails, an ache in the ball of my feet, and also an ache in my groin. It all seemed linked. I went to a great NHS physio who identified

or pnuemothorax are even worse. Remember, a week off will not lessen your conditioning. A stich in time still can save nine. – cabletowMy physio recently told me that when we have colds or chest infections, our bodies release a hormone like 'relaxin' in pregnancy

for a long slogHaving gone through a really annoying phase of shin splints, I got some physio input and they gradually re-engineered my running style. It was a ground-up (well, hip-down) re-think about each muscle group and its role in the cycle

I've been quite lucky. The only injury I've had was in Jan 2000, which stopped my running for four months. I had physio and an extensive weights programme, and the recommended stretching exercises are now a regular part of my routine. Since then I

physio says it is partly caused by interuptions in my schedule caused by other problems; if I'd continued steadily I might have been OK. He says that if you stop completely, the tissues heal in the wrong way. He advocates cutting right back on both