Injuries are one of the biggest barriers to consistent running, but many of the most common ones are preventable, and most are recoverable with the right approach. These articles cover a range of running injuries and niggles, from causes, treatment and recovery, to the changes you can make to avoid them coming back. Browse below to find the advice you need to stay injury free or get back to running safely.
One of the more common injuries for runners is the rolled ankle. Treatment for this issue varies according to severity. In this article, I’ll discuss what to do initially, how to strengthen the area again and how to avoid repeating the incident during the high risk months afterwards. How do rolled ankles happen when running?
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What should you do if you are a runner and you have either experienced leg cramps at night after running, or you’ve heard about them and want to avoid leg cramps at night after running? It’s a frustrating, so in this article I’ll help by discussing the theories around what this sort of cramp might
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How do I know if I’m ready to return to running after Achilles Tendonitis? Can you stand on tiptoes (both feet at once) really high, and then take your better foot off the floor and stay there without pain and without dropping down? If not, then there’s no point in returning to running after Achilles
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Shin splints can be a nightmare for runners, and is especially common for beginners, or runners ramping up their training for a race. Shin splints manifest as a painful jarring or tenderness with each step in the front or sides of the lower leg. The good news is that in most cases shin splints are
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Do you sometimes get a black toenail running? Or perhaps you are training to run longer and worried you might suffer from black toenails on your long runs? This article will help you understand the possible causes and what you can to do avoid black toenail while running. To make things interesting, there’s no single
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Plantar Fasciitis is an overuse condition which results in inflammation of the Plantar Fascia, a long ligament covering most of the bottom of your foot, under the skin. We’ll take a look at Plantar Fasciitis treatment for runners and ways to minimise the risk of getting it in the first place. Table of contents: What
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Your training is going well. You are injury free. The miles are ramping up nicely. Then without warning, disaster strikes – running blisters on balls of feet ambush you, or edge blisters or toe blisters. They can be extremely painful, affecting your ability to run as fast as you want, or potentially putting you out
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A.K.A. How to Cope When Not Running! Read on to learn how to stay sane while recovering from a running injury. Falling off a ladder, twisting your ankle down a rabbit hole, being run into by a fast heavy dog – sometimes in life, accidents happen. If you are following a good running plan, you
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