Cyclical sports are known for placing mechanical load on the same tissues over and over again, which is why overuse injuries are so common in these activities. In long-distance running, it’s the lower extremities that need to bear and absorb most of the stress, and consequently, the legs are the most commonly injured part of the runner’s body. These are the most common running-related overuse injuries among runners.

In April, KULG launched a new campaign: Are you winning in the long run? Most fitness apps are built around performance - pushing users to improve, go faster, and train harder. But in sport, improvement almost always means increasing training load. And that’s only one side of the equation. The other? Recovery. A more aggressive plan might boost fitness in the short term, but will it keep a runner training consistently in the weeks, months, and years to come?

Each year, around 50% of runners report an injury, and an even greater proportion experience a running-related injury at some point in their lives. In many cases, these injuries are not caused by a single event, but develop gradually due to repeated overload of muscles, tendons, and bones.