Running injury and giving up running

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THE IMPACT OF RUNNING INJURIES IN RELATION TO OTHER REASONS FOR DISCONTINUED RUNNING IN NOVICE RUNNERS
Michael Lejbach Bertelsen, Sten Rasmussen, Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen
Br J Sports Med 2017;51:296 doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.33

Background The risk of running injuries in novice runners is 17.8 (16.7–19.1) per 1000 h of running (Videbæk 2015). This might lead to the conclusion that running injuries are one of the main reasons for discontinued running. However the impact of running injuries in relation to other reasons for discontinued running remains to be investigated.

Objective To investigate the proportion of novice runners that sustained an injury before discontinuing running.

Design Observational prospective cohort study with a 1-year follow-up.

Setting Novice runners.

Participants 930 healthy novice runners, age 18–65, with less than 10 km of total running volume during the past year and no injury in the lower extremities or back 3 months preceding baseline.

Interventions The participants were equipped with a GPS watch and running shoes and instructed to upload their running to a web-based diary during the 1-year follow-up. They could keep the shoes and watch if they completed a total of 52 training sessions or more.

Main Outcome Measurements Discontinued running dichotomized (i) yes still running (ii) no training uploads for the remainder of the 1 year follow up (defined after data collection began), whereas the latter, was further dichotomized into (i) injured (a priori defined as 1 week time loss definition) (ii) injury free.

Results A total of 9% (7%–11%) had discontinued running after 90 days. Of these, 20% (11%–29%) had sustained a running injury. After 180 days the proportion discontinuing rose to 16% (14%–18%). Amongst these 16%, injured accounted for 24% (17%–31%). Finally, after 270 days the proportion who discontinued was 27% (24%–30%), with an injury proportion of 23% (18%–28%).

Conclusions Running injuries are common in novice runners who discontinue running. The developments of injury prevention strategies are important if more inactive persons should be successfully included in running.
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Reasons and predictors of discontinuation of running after a running program for novice runners
Tryntsje Fokkema et al
Jnl of Med Sci Sport; Article in Press

Objectives
To determine the proportion of participants of a running program for novice runners that discontinued running and investigate the main reasons to discontinue and characteristics associated with discontinuation.

Design
Prospective cohort study.

Methods
The study included 774 participants of Start to Run, a 6-week running program for novice runners. Before the start of the program, participants filled-in a baseline questionnaire to collect information on demographics, physical activity and perceived health. The 26-weeks follow-up questionnaire was used to obtain information on the continuation of running (yes/no) and main reasons for discontinuation. To determine predictors for discontinuation of running, multivariable logistic regression was performed.

Results
Within 26 weeks after the start of the 6-week running program, 29.5% of the novice runners (n = 225) had stopped running. The main reason for discontinuation was a running-related injury (n = 108, 48%). Being female (OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.13–2.68), being unsure about the continuation of running after the program (OR 2.06; 95% CI 1.31–3.24) and (almost) no alcohol use (OR 1.62; 95%CI 1.11–2.37) were associated with a higher chance of discontinuation of running. Previous running experience less than one year previously (OR 0.46; 95% CI 0.26–0.83) and a higher score on the RAND-36 subscale physical functioning (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.96–0.99) were associated with a lower chance of discontinuation.

Conclusions
In this group of novice runners, almost one-third stopped running within six months. A running-related injury was the main reason to stop running. Women with a low perceived physical functioning and without running experience were prone to discontinue running.
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