Running injuries: An Olympian's advice on staying on the right track 

Olympian Catherina McKiernan says injury-free running is all about using the correct technique over and over. To help you get started on the right foot, she shares her step-by-step rules 

Olympian Catherina McKiernan in attenanced at the launch of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon and Race Series, Runners' Support Squad.

When we speak, Catherina McKiernan is in her running gear, gently glowing after a quick run in the sunshine. At the peak of her career, the Irish running legend won the prestigious London, Berlin and Amsterdam Marathons, was European cross country champion and four times silver medallist in the World Cross Country Championships and was an Olympian. These days the Co Cavan native’s mission is to get the rest of us running in a way that will best improve our fitness and not wreck our knees. 

“When you learn to run more efficiently, it is so much easier on your body,” McKiernan says. “In fact, the most important aspect of injury-free running is your posture.”