Running more than 65 km/wk for men and between 48 and 63 km for women was found to be related to a higher risk of RRIs in recreational runners. ![]() However, a high training volume is also associated with a higher risk of running‐related injuries (RRIs). This way of training seems beneficial for (half‐)marathon performance, since a high training volume is, together with a high training pace, related to a better marathon performance time. ![]() Traditionally, training for a (half‐)marathon involves a high training volume and long endurance runs. Over the last few decades, long‐distance running grew in popularity, with more athletes participating in running events like marathons and half marathons.įor example, 15 450 athletes ran the Dutch Rotterdam Marathon in 2017, compared with only 200 in 1981.
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