When Is it OK to Run Hurt?

The New York Times applies its considerable resources to anwering the question that every runner has asked too many times: When is it OK to run hurt?   The answer, it turns out, is "more often than you might think." The paper gets its advice from Dr. James Weinstein, among others, a runner and a surgeon who is affiliated with Dartmouth College. Weinstein believes that, in most cases, injured people can continue with the sport they love although they may
need to cut back a bit, running shorter distances or going more slowly. Dr. William Roberts, a sports medicine specialist at the University of Minnesota and a past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, reminds readers that injured tissue heals better if it’s under some sort of stress. Read more, including six tips on what you can do while injured.