Let’s face it, running injuries are complex! In the following keynote (dutch) & presentation, you can find the latest scientific insights about the occurrence of running injuries, and the role of (mechanical) load. That’s the load on your muscles and bones during running.
Don’t feel like going through all the slides? Here are the main ‘take-home’ messages:
Most overuse injuries occur when the load on muscles and bones becomes too much over time.
Increasing load tolerance (or load capacity) makes sense to avoid overuse injuries, but takes consistent training to significantly improve (up to +8 months).
The 10% rule in running is NOT effective in reducing running injuries.
Load is very individual and depends on your running shoes, running style and the surface you run on.
Load can differ up to 30% between runners, although they exactly run the same distance at the same speed.
Conclusion: there is a high need to measure load in a valid way in-the-field!
Want to know all about load?
Download the scientific OnTracx presentation here 👇