GETTING INJURED
FIX: TRAIN SMARTER
WHAT IS AS RUNNER'S NUMBER ONE FEAR? INJURY, ACCORDING
to two-thirds of respondents to a runnersworld.com poll. Many mistakes can lead to injuries; training cautiously can prevent most of them. Follow the famous "10 percent rule"-that is, increase weekly mileage by just 10 percent. separate all long runs, tempo runs, ans speed workouts by at least 48 hours, with only easy runs, cross training, or rest days between them. And don't pile on miles. "Most of the people I know who get injured are the ones who don't have a coach or consistently 'mono-train,' so they never really run slow and constantly stress their bodies," says Joyette Jopson, a triathlete. "Mileage increases are different for everyone. It's about your weight, running gait, running background, or even what surface you run on. A experienced and intuitive coach will be able to guide an athlete in the right direction."
THINK POSITIVE: "Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself."
--Max Ehrmann
WHAT IS AS RUNNER'S NUMBER ONE FEAR? INJURY, ACCORDING
to two-thirds of respondents to a runnersworld.com poll. Many mistakes can lead to injuries; training cautiously can prevent most of them. Follow the famous "10 percent rule"-that is, increase weekly mileage by just 10 percent. separate all long runs, tempo runs, ans speed workouts by at least 48 hours, with only easy runs, cross training, or rest days between them. And don't pile on miles. "Most of the people I know who get injured are the ones who don't have a coach or consistently 'mono-train,' so they never really run slow and constantly stress their bodies," says Joyette Jopson, a triathlete. "Mileage increases are different for everyone. It's about your weight, running gait, running background, or even what surface you run on. A experienced and intuitive coach will be able to guide an athlete in the right direction."
THINK POSITIVE: "Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself."
--Max Ehrmann