: overstriding is a common mistake that can lead to decreased efficiency and increased injury risk. If you shorten your stride, you'll land 'softer' with each footfall, incurring lower impact forces. "A shorter stride will usually lower the impact force, which

: overstriding is a common mistake that can lead to decreased efficiency and increased injury risk. If you shorten your stride, you'll land 'softer' with each footfall, incurring lower impact forces. "A shorter stride will usually lower the impact force, which

? Research is still divided. It increases injury risk before a run (ie, don't stretch cold muscles); it may help after a warm-up before speedwork (though loping practice strides are also important here), and after a run. Two rules: don't bounce as you stretch

LSSM and FSMT.Injuries treated Muscle strains; sprains of the back, hips and leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles; shoulder, neck and arm soreness. When to go If you’re stiff or sore after a long run, or have a nagging

Q I’ve been suffering from pain in my right calf for a couple of weeks. I rest for a few days and then run, but I can’t seem to shake it off. How long should I rest for, and are there any exercises I can do to speed recovery?A With any injury

are pointed, and cutting them off horizontally if they do; 3 Using orthoses if you overpronate. Pronation twists and untwists the TA with every stride.To treat it use: RICE – particularly the ‘ice’ part, massaging the tendon with a cube upwards and downwards

Learning how to manage injury – and the threat of injury – is an unavoidable side-effect of being a runner, but how can you tell whether the sudden onset of pain will pass in a couple of miles or is a sign of something more serious? Is the only

on the femur. Injury, in the form of a rupture, may be due to an accident in everyday life, or as a result of sporting trauma. If a tear occurs, nine times out of 10 it will be in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).SymptomsYou are likely to have twisted your

The only thing runners fear more than rabid dogs and toilet emergencies is getting hurt. An injury means taking a break, and runners hate the thought of losing fitness, gaining weight or missing an endorphin fix. But what if you knew what injuries

to almost any injury. If the pain hasn’t disappeared the next day, don’t try to run on it. The only time it can be beneficial to run through pain is during rehabilitation when you may need to overcome a little initial stiffness to regain the muscle