How to avoid running injuries - Guardian article

BerryH

Great advice from a physio, athletes, a coach, a podiatrist, a nutritionist, a doctor and a gait specialist. Probably about £2,000 worth of consultation fees right here :laugh:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/19/how-to-avoid-running-injuries

I'm going to be doing a lot of one-legged squats from now on!

Other than that, here are a couple of my favourite lessons:

"You have to do at least three runs in excess of 15 miles in the lead up to the marathon. This is to prepare yourself psychologically and physically that you can go over 15 miles. On the day you will do 26.2, but there is evidence that if you train between two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours, you're going to be able to make four or four and a half hours. The crowd effect is very important and that helps to carry you through the last six miles of the race, which will be equivalent to the first 20 miles of the race, in terms of effort. People often describe it as being two races: one to 20 miles and from 20 to 26 miles."

"Pretty much everyone who is training seriously overpronates. So you need support or cushioning to take the force when your feet hit the ground. I recommend training with several different shoes that provide a mixture of support, so you can improve your muscles. It won't happen straight away but will build up in time and lessen your chance of getting injured."

Pebble321

Wow, there's so much good stuff in there - I'm already working on the glutes but one-legged squats sound brutal!

Whodatgirl77

Thanks for sharing!

Aperture_Science

A great post. Thanks.

a_bradford

Interesting stuff. I only glanced at the article as I'm in the middle of a project. I've never even heard of a one-legged squat - sounds very hard! I just started going to PT for my knees, and the therapist told me to stop doing any squats or lunges as the muscles that they work out are too much stronger than the ones they don't work out and therefore causing an imbalance. That PT assessment was very informative! I feel like everyone over the age of 40 should have one done to find out what imbalances their way of life has dealt them by then and start the work to prevent their just continuing. I don't want to be a decrepit 70-year-old!