Virtually all running related injuries are very avoidable overuse injuries. These are caused by a combination of flaws in technique, which create muscle imbalances and increased impact on the ground, muscular weakness and instability, and inapropriate training loads.

As a running population, we seem all too ready to assume that any running injury we pick up "must be" related to the shoes we run in. While this can be true, running injuries are more likely to do with technique and muscle imbalances around the knees, hips, pelvis and core.

While running can be a great way to get fit, we need to have a certain level of strength, mobility and fitness to run and remain injury free. Factor strengthening, staility and stretching work into your weekly training program and reap the benefits and you stay injury free.