The Runners Guide to Injury Free Running: Proven Strategies to Stop Getting Injured

Why are some runners plagued by injury? Why is it that others can seem to run year after year without a serious setback? Are these runners just lucky, or are there lessons we can all learn from them to improve our chances of staying injury free?

In The Runners Guide to Injury Free Running, British Athletics coach Geoff Brierley takes us through several of the most useful strategies that have kept him injury free for years. After suffering several painful injuries that forced him out of running for months at a time he investigated what had gone wrong, and used the time to research in depth, what kept the world’s elite runners running, and what ruined running careers at the top end of the sport.

Using these proven strategies he went on to compete in the International Snowdon race while setting a personal best, 1st and 2nd places in other races, alongside running numerous road races at various distances. Now he has condensed that knowledge and turned it into practical advice in this guide to keeping you as free from injury as possible. Discover how warm ups and cool downs are essential for keeping injury free, but aren’t the only option for the smart runner, and also how you should catch up with your training plan once you come back after injury.