12/06/2026
What are the 3 most common causes of running related injuries?
Can you guess what they are?
Nope...Not neglecting your warm up. Or neglecting a cool down. Not even your trainers.
They are:
🕙1. CHANGE IN DURATION
A sharp increase in running duration, whether that is session by session, or week on week, can lead to running related injuries. Your body takes time to tolerate longer distances.
🥵2. CHANGE IN INTENSITY
Many people end up in Zone 3 for running. Too quick to see aerobic benefits, too slow to see anaerobic benefits. This leads to increased recovery time and poor specificity of training.
🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️3. CHANGE IN FREQUENCY
It's easy to fall foul of change in frequency when you feel that endorphin hit from running. But new runners should make sure you give yourself at least 48 hours between bouts of running to allow for recovery and adaptation.
❌️Changing one of the above isn't a problem but, when we speak with our patients, most of them have changed more than 1 of the above at the same time which has lead to achilles/knee and hip related pain.
If you are struggling with any of the above, drop us a DM with the word "RUN" and we'll can put you on the right track.