so likely to be hard packed trail, I wouldn't say you'd need specific trail shoes unless you get a lot of rain the day before. As for propensity to injury what kind of injury? Running on trails is generally held to be easier on the joints
I damaged my ankle ligaments a couple of years ago playing football. I have generally recovered well although the ankle is rather stiff and it "clicks" when i move it in a circular motion.Any suggestion to make it more flexible and what could
'll only need general medical cover if overseas. however, private medical cover may speed up treatment for certain issues but the NHS will still be the 1st port of call if you have a trauma injury while out and aboutI suggest you talk to an insurance
injuries Really - excellent! Common wisdom is that alternating two pairs of shoes extends the life of each pair. It gives more recovery time for the cushioning, gel etc to expand back to normal.I generally run with two pairs of the same model of shoe
is a "Strongman" and his friends swear by them for their general aches and pains. thanks runnerbean Pain is generally there for a reason. I never take pain killers for a running injury, it tends to give you a false feeling of fitness and you could 'push
Have had a foot injury for last 3 weeks. Chiropractor has been treating it. Last Sat managed 10 miles (run 1 mile walk 1 min) comfortably although foot hurt for a day afterwards. Have been given all clear to run again and did 4 miles on Wed eve
't read the full article, but I've been injury free for the past five years, ever since I gave up running in "training shoes" (big heels) and did all my running in racing shoes (small heels). Gordon Pirie's free on-line book explains it all in a bit more
I have not been running for long really, I started out as fitness runner in spring 2009 and only from last Christmas I increased the mileage and started running races and generally being more serious about it. In July I got injured (groin strain
package. With groin-related injuries, this needs to address the strength of the muscles around the lumbar spine, abdomen and hip (particularly the inner thigh or adductor muscles). With chronic groin injuries, one of the most common treatment techniques
hard injury. My training was going okay but on Friday my calves felt tight, ankles ached etc. I just generally felt my body was saying that my legs were just worn out from the strain and impact of the training. I was due a couple of days rest in my
