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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/three-ways-to-run-injury-free/">Three Ways to Run Injury-Free</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 8, 2008 at 01:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Among those who call themselves runners, there seems to be a shared sense of community and understanding. We smile knowingly at tales of windy 20-milers or sunrise jogs on the water. We compare black toenails and favorite Clif Gel flavors. And, unfortunately, we sympathize and relate to stories of injury or woes of those taking lengthy breaks from the running routine, spending their mornings in physiotherapy rather than on the trails. Many might think that injuries are a natural consequence of such a high-impact sport, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. A runner can go years without suffering more than a few missing toenails, so long as they use prudence in their training. Here is a guide to the top three silly errors that can have you limping instead of sprinting: 1. Skipping the stretch …<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/three-ways-to-run-injury-free/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/three-ways-to-run-injury-free/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/three-ways-to-run-injury-free/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/three-ways-to-run-injury-free/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/athletics/">athletics</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/sports-medicine/">sports-medicine</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/injury-rehab/">injury-rehab</a><br /><br /> </P>