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    Sep 02, 2021 5 minutes

    RUNNING VOLUME

    Q How much running should you do?

    Claire Graves

    A Depending on the source you read, anywhere between 60-80% of runners will have an injury of some description over a 12-month training period. Though some of those injuries are acute, most are overuse injuries due to an increase in training load or doing too much too soon. So the simple answer to this question is: as little as possible!

    But what is ‘as little as possible’? Well it’ll mean something different to each and every person and is closely linked to your goals. If you’re just starting out then it might be to just get round the distance. Triathletes can get away with less run training since they already have some of the training effects from other sports that runners don’t have. In comparison, pure runners need longer, steady

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