For all of you training for the St. Jude marathon, we congratulate you on your commitment. Whether this is your first or fifteenth race, it is important to train to reach the finish line, but also protect your body so you can make it to the starting line to begin with.
At this point you may be experiencing some aches and pain from logging all those miles. In fact, there are two frequently asked questions we hear as any race day draws closer:
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Should I try to run through the pain?
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Should I just give up on the marathon?
After all the hard work you put in following your training schedule, we want you to be able to run in this race. For the personal accomplishment it brings, as well as the amazing children this race supports.
We couldn’t possibly discuss every ache, pain, or injury in one blog post. Let’s talk about the top 3 marathon training injuries
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