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| Boilerpipe Text | Fall is marathon season. And after two years of reduced participation at major marathons like Chicago, Berlin, London and New York , race numbers are finally back up . That, coupled with a pandemic running boom , means there are more people showing up in sports medicine clinics like mine with injuries such as shin splints, Achilles tendinitis and runner’s knee. On a recent day, I saw eight patients in a row with marathon-training injuries. Other times of the year I might see eight in a month. An estimated 30 percent of runners training for a marathon suffer some kind of injury, and roughly 15 percent will never make it to the starting line because of it. This also holds true for shorter-distance events, such as half marathons, where the injury rate is comparable. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. |
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# Tips From a Sports Medicine Doctor to Avoid Running Injuries
Shin splints. Achilles tendinitis. Runner’s knee. Dangers abound for runners this marathon season, but there are ways to prevent them.
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Dr. Jordan Metzl is a sports medicine physician in New York City who will be running his 36th marathon this year.
Published Oct. 18, 2022Updated Oct. 25, 2022
Fall is marathon season. And after two years of reduced participation at major marathons like Chicago, Berlin, London and [New York](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/sports/nyc-marathon-returns.html), race numbers [are finally back up](https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-release/20220224_2022tcsnycmfieldsize).
That, coupled with a [pandemic running boom](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/sports/running-exercise-coronavirus.html), means there are more people showing up in sports medicine clinics like mine with injuries such as shin splints, Achilles tendinitis and runner’s knee. On a recent day, I saw eight patients in a row with marathon-training injuries. Other times of the year I might see eight in a month.
An estimated [30 percent of runners training for a marathon](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31855590/) suffer some kind of injury, and roughly 15 percent will never make it to the starting line because of it. This also holds true for shorter-distance events, such as half marathons, where the injury rate is comparable.
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## A Guide to Becoming a Better Runner
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- **Injuries:** Runners need strong muscles to absorb the stress and impact of pounding the pavement. Add this [strength workout](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/well/move/runners-strength-training-workout.html) to your routine to help prevent injuries.
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- **Chronic Knee Pain:** Strength training can be one of the best treatments for painful knees. [But do it safely](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/well/move/strength-training-knee-pain.html).
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