It’s the weekend long run and you’re out cruising your favourite trails. Suddenly, the ground is hurtling towards you. Your arms are outstretched in a vain attempt to prevent damage. As trail runners, we all understand the risk of running trails and many of us bear the scars of a gnarly trail!
Through maximising our existing training, added strength and plyometrics, the use of other kit (think poles) and then putting it all into practice, there are several