Runners Get Injured Running can cause injuries. Runners get injured very, very often. One study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine estimated that as many as 94% of all runners will sustain an injury severe enough to stop them running for a period of time. That’s a staggering number, so anything you can do to minimise your chance of injury is worth exploring. Frontal Plane Weakness A common cause of many running injuries is lack of stability in the frontal pla