Keeping Marathon Runners on the Road

By tracking marathon runners throughout their training, sports medicine experts hope to help them stay off the injured list.

An estimated 25 to 30 percent of people who train for a marathon never make it to the starting line because of an injury.

"If we can identify some risk factors beforehand, as well as what types of training techniques may predispose people to injury, we can help marathoners avoid injuries and finish the race," says Dr. Joe Chorley, an assistant professor of sports medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

The study is following members of a Houston-based marathon-training group.

- From Baylor College of Medicine

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