therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40

therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40

, and hold stretches for at least 10-12 seconds.Finally, don't end a run with a sprint finish to your front door. After any brisk running, jog gently five or 10 minutes to let your muscles ease out.Still pushed for time? Five key articles to print( indicates

disrobed and lying beneath a sheet. A massage generally lasts between 30 and 90 minutes. Case study When Sophie Wright, 16, pulled out of a recent 400m race with a stiff, sore back after just 10 strides, she feared the worst. She’d thought back problems

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

of it to die off, leaving areas of focal degeneration. In this case, the onset of pain may be more insidious and you may notice a swollen area of tendon 1-2in long, tapering at each end. Surgery may well be required.Self-treatmentYou can do a lot to both

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

TendonitisWhat it is Tenderness in your lower calf near your heel that usually strikes when you push off your toes.Who's at risk? Men with a BMI of 25 or higher (a man who is 5'10"and weighs 12.5 stone [80kg], for example) who run a nine-minute-per-mile pace

your toes a few times. Alternatively, take a very deep breath into the diaphragm, then carry on running for 15 seconds while holding that breath. FaintnessWhile faintness isn’t a pain or an injury, it’s something that most of us feel at one time