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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/youre-injured-youre-depressed-now-what/">You’re injured.&nbsp; You’re depressed.&nbsp; Now what?</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 29, 2007 at 02:15 PM by Alexandra Haller</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Chances are that at some point in your running career you will become injured. If you’re lucky - meaning you have an efficient runner’s gait and you train smart - you may avoid more debilitating injuries. Life would be great if we could all run pain free into our 90’s, but it’s not likely. Running is a high-impact, weight-bearing activity that places great stress on your joints. Everyone has biomechanical imbalances on a small level. However, these don’t become problematic until you push your body with increased mileage, faster times and less recovery days. Therefore, one way to be realistic about injuries is by first accepting that they can happen to you. Both the casual jogger and the professional runner are alike in this regard. I was unprepared when it happened to me. The disbelief jolted me into realizing…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/youre-injured-youre-depressed-now-what/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/youre-injured-youre-depressed-now-what/">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/youre-injured-youre-depressed-now-what/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/youre-injured-youre-depressed-now-what/">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/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>