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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Dr.S Subject: RE: Why do most doctors (including "sports medicine" ones) hate running and think 30mpw is the max amount you should Body: Many Primary Care Sports Med doctors don't necessarily know as much as you would hope they would regarding physiology or even biomechanics. Many learn things by the books alone, and do not understand what is involved in elite level running. There are plenty of resources that list one of the treatments for overuse injury is simply reducing training volume or intensity, and make no mention of what impact this will have on performance. I have also dealt with physiologists that question why somebody has to run 45 miles a week to prepare for a race that is only 5K long. Many people just don't understand... Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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