This is a crucial time in the marathon runners training programme and as such any running injury will set you back at an important time.  More importantly if you have raised money and have sponsors for a charity place then you need to complete the race in order to collect the sponsorship money for your chosen charity.

Running injuries are common with high mileage training and can be minor to severe in nature.  Most importantly you should get niggles checked early before it develops into something more serious.  Early intervention might make the difference between success and failure to the marathon runner.

Common running injuries include hip pain, achilles tendonitis, shinsplints, knee pain, blisters, plantar fasciitis and calf strains.  Tight IT bands, runners knee and tendonitis can all cause problems and stop you running if not treated early.

Information on running injuries can be found on the website www.runninginjuryclinic.co.uk  and the Solihull Sports Injury Clinic in Solihull Birmingham have a dedicated running injury team of sports physiotherapists,sports therapists and sports massage therapists.

Sports massage helps you recover quicker from long training runs and is an opportunity to uncover potential injuries during the massage.  Stretching is very important as is often overlooked by runners.

Prescription orthotic foot insoles and biomechanical evaluations are available for runners that overpronate and suffer overpronation symptoms.  The sports podiatrist will evaluate your gait and biomechanics and supply you with an orthotic device to correct your overpronation problem.

Birmingham runners can visit Atlas Sports Injury Clinic for sports massage, physiotherapy and sports injury treatment.  Telephone 0121 745 8792

Atlas will keep you running!

Runners World UK website now has the Atlas Running Injury Clinic from Solihull Birmingham listed under the Runners Rescue heading.

Atlas have recently launched a new website of their own www.londonmarathon-runninginjuryclinics.co.uk in support of the Virgin London Marathon runners.

Runners who have London Marathon Charity Places, running for charities or are running to complete a personal challenge can all access the website for free and take advantage of marathon training tips and advice as well as obtaining marathon training programmes.

The website aims to provide local sports injury clinics with the opportunity to register on the website for free and assist the Marathon runners with their running training injuries.  Clinics that offer prescription orthotics for runners can also register.

Atlas treat runners from all over the UK and runners from the Lichfield area who run the Lichfield 10k race are local to the Tamworth, Staffordshire Clinic. The Birmingham half marathon is a local run that is supported by the Solihull Birmingham Clinic.

Visit our running injury website www.runninginjuryclinic.co.uk