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Very helpful article for new and experienced runners

"Picture the scene (you may not have to try too hard). You’re in good shape, you’re enjoying your run and suddenly something hurts. How do you know whether to run through it – crying ‘no pain, no gain’ – or to rest for five minutes; whether to walk home immediately or go straight to Accident & Emergency? This article should help you to decide. Its core is a list of aches and pains, what they might be, and what you should do in each case.

There are a few general rules you can apply to pain. If something hurts so badly you can’t walk on it, don’t try to run on it, for example. Having said that, you learn to recognise your own body’s signs of pain - such that you can run through heavy legs, for example. You’ll learn to recognise this feeling of lactic acid build-up by experience, and because the symptoms tend to come on gradually."

For the rest go to http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/beating-injury/injury-when-to-run-when-to-stop/238.html

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Sound article, I have a very simple rule, Sharp Pain - STOP, Dull Pain - (Assess the Potential for Development) - Carry on if OK.