The #1 Predictor of Running Injuries, according to new study

Marathon Handbook October 3, 2025
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The study: How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study  https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/17/1203 Brady’s newsletter breaking it down… https://runlongrunhealthy.substack.com/p/run-long-run-healthy-how-much-running Run Long Run Healthy is brought to you by Marathon Handbook. ➡ https://marathonhandbook.com Subscribe to the Run Long Run Healthy podcast: ➡ Spotify: https://bit.ly/RLRH-spotify ➡ Apple podcasts: apple.co/43iqUKx Get the RLRH weekly newsletter (choose free or paid): ➡ https://marathonhandbook.com/run-long... ➡ https://runlongrunhealthy.substack.com/ Follow us online: BRADY ON X ➡ https://x.com/B_Holmer/ PHYSIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING (Brady's Newsletter) ➡ https://www.physiologicallyspeaking.com/ MARATHON HANDBOOK IG ➡ / marathon.handbook 00:00 Intro - The “How Much Running Is Too Much Study?” 01:15 Critiquing the classic 10% rule of running 02:21 The New Study, explained 03:30 Single Session Spike method 04:13 The Findings 04:51 The “single session paradigm” 05:07 Time to ditch the classic 10% rule? 05:58 Why the data doesn’t support the classic 10% rule 07:14 Our takeaways from the new study

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