Like running with shin splints, this is a massive no-no. If you’ve got any sort of muscular problem, no matter how minor, let it rest for a couple of days before embarking on any significant training.

I had a torn hamstring and I ran with it for a couple of months. I was training for a half marathon and felt like I had to. By the end, I ran once a week, because that’s exactly how long it took until I felt like I’d recovered.

Precisely one second and one step after finishing the half marathon (which had passed without hamstring pain) I discovered I couldn’t walk and nor could I walk properly for months afterwards. It’s still hugely confusing that I could run 13.1 miles in that condition.

Afterwards, I went to a physio and he said he could get his thumb in the hole.

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