Strengthening Running Program in Novice Runners

The objectives of the study are comparing the risk of injury and the running performance among novice runners with two different training programmes. The first programme has less running volume but more strengthening than the second one which is a normal running programme with no specific strengthening program.This study will provide necessary information for a multicentric study to come. The information needed for this bigger study are the sample size, the attrition rate, the drop-out rate and the feasibility of the timeline.

Inclusion Criteria:they were between 18 and 30 yearsmatched our definition of novice runnershad not sustained a musculoskeletal injury in the past six monthsagreed to subscribe to an online application and to report each running training on this platform.A novice runner was defined as someone who has not been running more than once a week for more than six months. The participants were systematically excluded if they did not match the interval of age, were not considered as novice runners, i.e., ran twice or more times a week for more than six monthsExclusion Criteria:They were also excluded if they had sustained an injury in the last 6 months or suffered from any musculoskeletal or neurological disorders