Sass. "A crack in the foundation requires raw materials to patch things back together, and in the body those raw materials come from what we eat."Proteins, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants help heal wounds, relax stressed tendons and mend fractured

the process. As your bone density falls, you'll become more susceptible to stress fractures and other injuries.Heart Your maximum heart rate falls by about one beat per minute each year – and there's nothing you can do about it. The stiffening of your blood

confidence that the situation is surmountable. Good luck.Q. I have made a gradual return to running, after a stress fracture of the medial malleolus earlier this year due to over training for my third marathon. I am doing my third half-marathon on October 28

sustained a stress fracture to my foot and had to take two weeks off. Due to that break I fell behind with my long runs and the furthest I've managed in training since is 18 miles.Is it worth just carrying on training to get up to the full distance or should