UAN: 199 Article type:--If you want to know more about running injuries, you're in the right place. This is an archive of Bodyworks, a series of columns that ran for two years in Runner's World UK. It was written by RW Medical Advisor Dr Patrick

balance, and when it tips towards the negative – whether from running itself or from associated stress – some women will suffer menstrual irregularities. Young runners, those who train at intense levels and those with a history of menstrual irregularities

to meet their demand; extra calcium may help to reduce the risk of stress fractures in female athletes with menstrual irregularitiesSodium Helps to control body fluid balance; involved in muscle and nerve functions Table salt; tinned vegetables; fish

time I heard my name my grin got bigger! Originally my goal was sub-5 but with a stress fracture I had said any finish was good. 6:46:18 gave me a PB of 17 minutes - I'm thrilled!What would you do differently? Not get a stress fracture so be able to run

scar tissue?How can I strengthen my ankles?How do I avoid a repeat ankle stress fracture? --Rehabilitating A Sprained AnkleI've broken my ankle. How can I return to running? --Lower LegCalf strains: Why they occur and how to treat them When I run, my

increase. Then in December I got forced off the road by a car and injured my left foot. By January 15, my running came to a screeching halt. After a 5-mile run I could barely walk on my left foot. I was diagnosed with a stress fracture and told not to run

. And Bingham, the father confessor and clown prince of the second running boom, is practically walking. Which really annoys that struggling runner. He has a stress fracture in one foot and arthritis in the other, and he’s still running. Well, sort of. He

, the encouragement, the street entertainment, the sights, the runners, my family and friends, the finish line, my medal, and the pain and joy!Thank you RUNNERS WORLD for your fantastic website! Thank you fellow runners for your support and good sense of humour! I

but that there was a chance I had a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal. I went to have it X-rayed at the local hospital. There I was, less than 24 hours away from the start, not knowing if I was going to run or not! It was alright, the doc gave me some anti

weight loss 54.5 lbs, ran 10 miles last Sunday and also completed a 32 mile bike ride. On Friday 26th May I completed a race; it was a spur of the moment decision and I entered online after finding the event on the Runner's World website… It was good