What causes running-related injuries?
Training Error is number one. That is running too far, too fast, or too often. Reports indicate that 60-70% of runners develop an injury each year. Walkers don’t begin to approach this level of injury. Why? It’s all about ground reaction force. While you are running the impact forces and stresses on your muscles, joints and tendons can be up to seven times greater than your actual body weight. Your body can adapt to this, but you need to give it the appropriate amount of time to do so. How can you avoid an overuse injury? • Keep track of your training. Remember, you can only increase your running time, distance, or intensity by 10% per week MAXIMUM. • Avoid running on slanted or crowned surfaces. If you must run on roads, try to get off onto the shoulder or grass whenever you can. • Do not run more than 45 miles per week. The incidence of injury increases with runners cresting this high mileage mark. You are almost asking for an overuse injury in this mileage zone. • Change your runnin
