To provide an indication of when the answer may be "yes" and when it's probably a "no", sports physio Steph Davies discusses the cases of two of her patients who each attempted to run a marathon with Achilles tendonitis. One finished with a PB, the other had to pull out during the race.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:29 Achilles tendon overview
00:01:42 The demands of a marathon
00:02:44 So ... Can I run a marathon with Achilles tendonitis?
00:03:24 Case study 1: Success story
00:04:35 Case study 2: Could not finish race
00:06:06 What is the risk of tearing my Achilles?
00:08:16 How we can help


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References:
Cook, J. L., and Craig R. Purdam. "Is tendon pathology a continuum? A pathology model to explain the clinical presentation of loadinduced tendinopathy." British journal of sports medicine 43.6 (2009): 409416.

Lemme, Nicholas J., et al. "Epidemiology of Achilles tendon ruptures in the United States: athletic and nonathletic injuries from 2012 to 2016." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
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Lorimer, Anna V., and Patria A. Hume. "Achilles tendon injury risk factors associated with running." Sports Medicine 44 (2014): 14591472.

Rabello, Lucas Maciel, et al. "Running a Marathon—its influence on Achilles tendon structure." Journal of Athletic Training 55.2 (2020): 176180.

Silbernagel, Karin Grävare, et al. "Continued sports activity, using a painmonitoring model, during rehabilitation in patients with Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled study." The American Journal of Sports Medicine 35.6 (2007): 897906.

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