running injuries

I recently purchased a magazine from Barnes and Noble called “Runners” and in the magazine there is a article called “The Big 7 Body Break Downs” which explains the 7 leading running injuries. The number one leading injury in running is called “runners knee” which I can defiantly say I suffer from. The real name for it is Pattelofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) it’s when the runner experiences irritation of the cartilage on the underside of the patella (knee cap). About forty percent of runners suffer from knee injuries and 13% of runners suffered from knee injuries in the last year according to a runnersworld.com poll. I know from experience that this is very painful and with each stride it feels like someone is hitting you in the knee with a baseball bat. The weird thing is no matter how expensive of running shoe I have on I feel like it makes it worse. The article states that running uphill puts less pressure on your knee so while training chose routes with inclines, but those are also really hard and no one wants to run hills all day. It’s not an injury that keeps a runner from continuing to train they just have to take more breaks and run shorter runs. If you are feeling pain all day while just walking you should see a doctor because you need your knees and pushing it can really result in bad injury. As far as the rest of the 6 injuries they include Achilles Tendinitis, Hamstring issues, Plantar Fasciitis, Shin splints, Lliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), and Stress Fractures.