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: A Runner’s Guide to Keeping Injury Free (£8.44, amazon.co.uk). "Minor injuries wrongly diagnosed could turn into serious issues."BREAK IT: When you have a nagging ache or pain, the sooner you see a doctor – preferably a sports medicine specialist
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specialist partner at international accounting firm DeloitteIn 2005 someone signed me up for a 5K race as a joke because I was the fat boy of the office. I decided to rise to the challenge, did some sneaky training and actually felt great on the day. I