Can distance running cause an ACL tear?(THE CLINIC)(anterior cruciate ligament)
Publication Date: 01-NOV-07
Publication Title: Running & FitNews
Format: Online
Author: Weiss, Michael ; Miller, G. Klaud ; Hull, Larry

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I am 42 and have been running for about four years. I set a PR in a half-marathon three weeks ago (1:19:36), as part of training for an upcoming marathon. My race is in 10 days, so I started tapering down from 95 miles a week to 60 miles a week. I was doing an easy recovery run when I heard a pop-and-tear as I landed. I had immediate pain in my knee area and had to hobble home. I had an ACL repair...



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