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Background of the Study (12 Bold )

It is still an on-going debate among sport medicine professionals and coaches whether athletic injuries are an inevitable part of athletics, or whether they may be predicted or even prevented by utilization of advanced coaching strategies and technologically safe equipment. To fully elaborate on the issues of different types of injuries among elite athletes, it is necessary to consider multiple factors, both the external and internal causes and consequences of injury (Slobounov, 2008).

      In relation to this several studies have investigated the risk factors for sports injuries in long-distance running .Those factors include age, anthropometrics, anatomical factors, training years, injury history, menstrual status, physical fitness, and psychological factors (Bahr, & Holme 2003; Taimela, Kujala, &Österman, 1990; van Mechelen, Hlobil, &Kemper, 1992;Murphy, Connolly, &Beynnon, 2003). The amount of exposure, sudden increased training or running distance (Collado, Sainani, &Fredericson, 2011; Taunton et al, 2002; Tenforde, Sayres, McCurdy, Walter, &Hart, 1990) or running volume (Lysholm, & Wiklander, 1987): Training errors without enough resting and recovery time and fatigue as well as equipment, such as shoes, skies and poles can also be risk factors for an injury. Further, training surface has been found to be associated with injury risk (Wen ,2007). A hard training surface increases the risk for stress fractures (Knobloch , &Yoon Vogt  ,2008). (11, 1.5.Space)