choice. Wallow in self-pity, lose your aerobic base, put on weight and make yourself and everyone around you miserable – or get a life. Here's the plan...1. No whining If you love to run, there's no denying that injury downtime can be a

Running, running, and nothing but running. Sounds heavenly doesn't it? But sadly that way injury lies. If you want your body to be fit for purpose, whether it be nailing your first 5K or smashing a marathon PB, it's crucial to ensure that you

through the good and bad is just as vital.So, we’re paying tribute to all the non-runners out there, to the patient supporters who listen to us moaning about injuries, make us stodgy meals after long runs and who roll out of bed at 7am on a Saturday

, if this proves to be unsatisfactory, you’ll need to see a specialist physiotherapist in running injuries.—Martin Haines, chartered physiotherapist and sports-injury specialist

kind or another. Often, people returning to running make the mistake of thinking that, because they’ve run before, they can very quickly increase their training without risking injury. But the legs in particular require a gradual increase in the amount

during the evenings of 24th April, 1st  May and 8th May. Participants will have the chance to quiz healthcare experts on all things running from training preparation to injuries. This is followed by the opportunity to join fellow runners on a 3km run

barbell. Oops.I became obsessed with what the human knee can and cannot do when one of mine shut down after a couple of days of modest runs over a nearby hill. The technical name for my injury was patellofemoral pain syndrome, otherwise known as PFPS

and non-professional athletes at a leading sports-injury clinic in London. She has completed eight marathons - three of them on inline skates - and is the author of four books, including Running Repairs: a Runner's Guide to Keeping Injury Free.

Q After repeatedly suffering from injuries, I was prescribed some rigid orthoses. The good news is that none of my old injuries has returned, but the bad news is that I can’t run more than 20 miles a week because of a tender heel. It’s worse

--Strengthening your lower back and abdominal muscles should help ease any pain you experience while running. To minimise stress on the lower back, use an upright posture (ie no slouching) while sitting, standing, walking, and running. You can also