CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: INJURY PREVENTION

DAMAGE CONTROL

PAY ATTENTION

PINPOINTING PITFALLS BEFORE YOU’RE INJURED

RUNNING IN THE COLD: JUST SAY NO TO HYPOTHERMIA

RUNNING WITH A COLD: IMMUNE SYSTEM SAPPING OR HEALING POWER?

OVERTRAINING: MEANINGLESS MILAGE

A COACH’S TOP FOUR INJURY-ELICITING MISTAKES

PART TWO: INJURIES

THE BIG SEVEN

MENTAL INJURIES: THE BRAIN DRAIN

BIOMECHANICS AND INJURY: WHAT’S WRONG AND HOW TO CHANGE IT

PART THREE: RECOVERY

PHYSICAL RECOVERY

HOW TO HEAL: HOME REMEDIES

REVAMP AND REFLECT

BACKUP PLANS: ALTERNATIVE WORKOUTS

MENTAL RECOVERY

INJURY GRIEF: LOSS OF RUNNING