as it came I came to a dead stop. The crowd cheering got me through the next half mile, where luckily a St John's Ambulance man pointed me to a physio station on the side.The physio who attended to me wasted no time loosening my leg, arranging water and salts

1. The bridgePurpose: An essential exercse for runners, this prevents 'sitting' on the pelvis when running.Starting position: Lie on your back with knees bent and arms resting on the mat, palms facing down.Exercise: Slowly curl the spine up off

did a 1-2 mile jog cool down, but then I was stuck in a car for hours due to a breakdown so my knees were flexed for ages).This is supposed to be my last big training week before the three week taper. I took Monday and Tuesday off. I felt fine

general knee circuits to keep the knee strong, for example small squats and lunges.Q. I regularly run 4-5 times a week. My long run (10-11 miles) is on a Saturday and my mid-week runs are around 5-8 miles. My mid-week runs are fine but when I do my long

Discover the secrets of preventing injury and looking after your body during marathon training, with ASICS Target 26.2 physio Sarah Connors. We talked to expert physio Sarah to find out more about avoiding injury, telling the difference between a

days. The first thing you must do is  ask a few crucial questions:What brings on the pain and can I stop it?  Which parts of my training remain pain-free? Have I rested it or trained through it?Do I need new trainers or a bike fit?Do I need a physio

After receiving over 1100 applications for the ASICS Super Six 2011, we invited 40 lucky Runner's World readers to a Selection Day in Birmingham on Saturday December 4. The aim of the day was to whittle down our contenders further to a final

.Medical treatmentIf physio and self-administered therapy fail, a cortisone injection into the bursa may deflate it, although surgery to remove the bursa and excess bone may be the final solution.Can you run through it?With pain, runners sometimes do, but probably

of the tendon, though, the problem can recur. You can reduce the chances of this by embarking on a long-term rehabilitation programme, designed to maintain the surgeon’s and the physios’ efforts during your post-operative rehabilitation. The question of whether

lifts. Repeat with left leg. Repeat with right / left leg for 9, 8,7, etc down to 0.Go straight on to 1d)1d) Same position as 1c) but lift straightened right leg and hold for 15 seconds. Repeat with left leg. Then right leg for 10 secs, left leg for 10