List all your running injuries and the amount of years you've been running

20 years, I guess, on and off, mostly due to injury.

Achilles tendonitis

Quad strain

Groin strain

Meniscus tear

Patellar tendonitis

Compartment syndrome (I think)

PF

and finally ITBS/ITBFS, which ended everything.

running 15 years. female.

Achilles tendinitis- both feet, separate times

Plantar fasciitis- both feet, separate times

Posterior tibial tendinitis- left

Tibia stress reaction- left

ITBS- left. One bad flare initially and now a chronic but generally manageable thing.

Piriformis syndrome- left. Was chronic for awhile, now gone.

Psoas strain- left. Initially bad, then had a few lesser flares.

Generic shin issues in my early years (tibialis anterior strains, medial tibial stress syndrome)

There's probably more that I'm forgetting. The longest I've ever gone was two years without getting hurt and I had so many massive PRs after that period. You'd think with all the feet injuries and left sided leg injuries that you could figure out what's going on with me, but years of physical therapy and it still just keeps happening.

8 years

-Hip flexor strain which I think was actually FEMORAL ANTERIOR GLIDE SYNDROME

-ITBS

-Anterior Ankle Impingement

-ITBS on the other knee

-Peroneal tendonitis at the 5th metatarsal x 2

-Hamstring strain

-a few mild PF cases

I think that about covers it

Ah, the benefits of a full-time troll who never leaves mom's basement.

Jon Orange wrote:

You guys are crazy. No real injuries, I try to train properly and look where I'm going.

And how many races did you win?

You injury prone runners are nuts. How do you manage to abuse your body so much and still think you are doing the right thing?

Right groin strain

Achilles tendonitis (both legs)

broken big toe

broken toe next to pinky toe

bone bruise on ankle that i couldn't run on for 3 weeks

all those happened in high school and college

i have since developed

patellofemoral pain syndrome (so bad i haven't consistently run in 4 years. can't jump, squat, do any dynamic action other than ride my bike)

pfps in conjunction with hypermobile kneecap

ps rojo sucks

What do U win? The capability to still be runnin'!! :)

I consider myself blessed here.....

8 Years

D3 College runner

-Shin splints twice and each time tried to run through them and ended being in pain for about 4months

-Achilles tendonitis

-F#@cked up my IT band/ hip flexor and couldn't run for a while

-Runner's Knee

-Plantar Fasciitis

-Heel Spur

-Strained calf/ hamstring

Bump thread, Not one for pityparties but this concept is a fact of this sport - as well as any sport.

The beat goes on wrote:

morons neuroma/stress fracture

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I've had Morton's neuroma. Is it similar to what you had?

plantar fasciitis (6 months - 1month no running)

lower ab/pubic muscle strain (8 months - 6 months no running)

been running for 16 years

Holy crapola I didn't notice your last listed injury. Wow a new respect for you!!

T-Rex wrote:

Bump thread, Not one for pityparties but this concept is a fact of this sport - as well as any sport.

Very true. I also think some runners are naturally prone to injuries from being unhealthy or chronically dehydrated and then some runners are not injury prone but they train to hard and then some injuries are freak accidents.

If you've ever done extreme sports, the injury rate is even higher for the same reasons. Probably more freak accidents in extreme sports. Mountain biking, snowboarding, skiing, bmx, skateboarding... so many injuries it's sick. Not so many overuse injuries though.

Running probably has the most over use injuries that I can think of from any sport. Maybe baseball has repetive movements like squatting and throwing. Basketball has some of the runner's injuries too.

Been running about 21 years, female. Not a super high mileage runner, have been ramping up lately.

Shin Splints early on

Runner's knee early on

ITBS on left side, had to take time off

Plantar Fasciitis in right foot twice, first time was the worst. I get this one when doing speed work. And now it kind of lingers if I let my calves get too tight.

Various little strains/sprains which required some time off or reduced volume.

I have had many near injuries and as I get older have to do more supplemental stretching and strengthening than I used to, if I neglect those I get pretty bad.

none. 7 years come june

It looks like nearly everyone here has had plantar fasciitis. As someone who is currently going through a case of it that hasn't left in over 3 months, what did you guys do to get rid of yours?

T-Rex wrote:

Bump thread, Not one for pityparties but this concept is a fact of this sport - as well as any sport.

So true!

16 Years:

Shin splints

Pulled Hamstring

Metatarsalgia

Calf Strain

Fibula stress fracture

Quad Strain

Sciatica or Piriformis

Planter Fasciitis

Femoral Neck Stress Fracture

Broken finger

Chipped tooth

Tibia spiral fracture

Twisted ankle

Typing them out like this makes me wonder why I keep running...

Show us one race that you won (link) and we can start a discussion on the cost of excellence. EVERY runner who seeks the best from his/her body deals with injuries. Ask Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit and any other world-beater.

Jonathan Orange wrote:

And how many races did you win?

You injury prone runners are nuts. How do you manage to abuse your body so much and still think you are doing the right thing?