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You're never fully"injured" or "healthy"
Injuries are a spectrum. Elites understand that mild discomfort, tightness, and fatigue are normal, but pain that worsens mid-run, causes limping, or compounds across sessions is a sign to adjust.
The skill to learn is distinguishing normal training stress from developing injuries. Running is an endless game of load management, so you better learn how to play.
You're only as strong as your weakest link
Every athlete, beginner or olympian, has a first body part that breaks down under load.
Train, discover yours, and emphasize it in your strength routine.
That doesn't mean 'hammer 6 calf raise variations and call it a day.' It means prioritizing your weak area within an all-round running-specific strength program.
The best progress lives just below injury
Not at 60% (too easy), not 110% (gets you hurt): elites live in the 85-95% zone: pushing close to the edge, without crossing it.
That's the art of efficient training.
If you've never felt any local discomfort over multiple months, you're probably not training hard enough for maximum progress.
Pain doesn't necessarily mean damage
As you get better at reading your body, you'll understand that discomfort is often just tissue tolerance being challenged.
The key: don't consistently push through severe pain.
Research shows distance runners actually have LOWER rates of knee and hip arthritis than non-runners - running builds resilience when dosed properly.
Fix your plan, not your symptom
•Elites fix root causes - volume, intensity distribution, strength deficits, and recovery.
Beginners mask symptoms with recovery tools - massage, stretching, foamrolling,...
Elites use these tools too, but as supplements, not solutions.
