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You’ve decided you want to start running. Maybe you’d like to lose weight, or get fitter, or maybe your friend signed you up for a 10k race in a few months. Whatever the reason, your first run can seem a bit daunting. Here at Sporting Feet, we’ve put together a little guide to help you get started.

We may be slightly late to the party, but it’s never too late to improve your running with our ten New Year’s Resolutions for Runners. Enjoy!

1. Start running

 James McCormack of Flawless Physio gives some useful advice on a common running injury: Achilles Tendinitis

What Is Achilles Tendinopathy/Tendinitis?

John Ross, Senior Chartered Physiotherapist, of Physio4Life examines this common condition.

 James McCormack of Flawless Physio gives some useful advice on a common running injury: shin splints.

What are shin splints?

Claire Slater-Gallon from Get Strong physiotherapy explains why we shouldn’t underestimate the role of our big toes in running. 

Fauja Singh, 107, of London, took up running aged 89 and earned a place in the record books as the first centenarian and oldest person to ever complete a marathon. He ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds. Aged 100 he also set eight world age records including running the 5K in 49:57.39. There are similarly impressive world records in existence for every ‘veteran’ age group from 35 to 100.

Shin splints are one of the more common injuries that often affect beginner runners or more experienced runners coming back from a lay-off.

There are different types of shin splints and the causes may be structural or induced.

An anterolateral shin splint affects the front and outer part of the muscles and a posteromedial shin splint affects the back and inner part of the muscles of the shin.

Symptoms include:

Plantar Fasciitis or heel pain is a common injury which can often blight runners and prevent them from training for months on end. It is also a common injury for non runners who are on their feet a lot.

Symptoms