Trail running is fantastic, out in the fresh air amongst the trees, rocks and scrub. What is less fantastic though are running related injuries. Running is a highly repetitive movement, involving large forces, applied through our legs approximately 90 times per minute.
As a result our Achilles tendon are subject to massive loads, up to six times our body weight. It is little wonder then that as a runner you are 10 times more likely to have an Achilles tendon injury than your non running friends.
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