I’ve met plenty of runners who don’t stretch. Some admit it sheepishly, knowing they probably should work on flexibility. Others sincerely believe they don’t need to stretch.

I do, and I recently found a Web site that seems to have a great deal of information on sports injuries and how to handle them. There are all sorts of specific injuries that commonly plague runners, and this site has articles on most of them: knee pain caused by tight ITB; back or butt pain caused by the piriformis; the dreaded plantar-fasciitis; and my own nemesis, the iliopsoas tendonitis. There’s also a good article on healing injured muscles.

Obviously, the company is trying to sell their handbook, software and DVDs. I can't vouch for their products, but the Web site has an awful lot of good, free information.