Why Runners Keep Getting Injured: Breaking the Cycle

Why runners keep getting injured — and how to break the cycle. Learn the real causes of recurring running injuries and how to prevent reinjury.

Mason
08/03/2026

Recovery, Prevention, and Return-to-Running Guide

You’re three miles into your run and that familiar ache is back. Not a sharp pain — more of a dull, nagging throb along the inside of your shin. You push through it. By mile four, you’re favoring the other leg. By the time you get home, pressing on your shin makes you wince.This is shin splints — or, more...

Mason
07/18/2026