• Javier González-Lázaro, Higinio F Arribas-Cubero, and Jose A Rodríguez-Marroyo.
• Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, C/ Padre Julio Chevalier s/s. 47012-Valladolid, Spain. Electronic address: jgonzalez@uemc.es.
• Injury. 2021 Apr 1; 52 (4): 747-749.

IntroductionMountain running races have grown in popularity in the recent years. Nonetheless, there are few studies on injuries and injury rates. Moreover, these studies have focused on long-distance events such as ultramarathons (>42 km). Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the severity, type, and body location of musculoskeletal injuries during 20-42 km mountain running races. In addition, the injury rates in this type of races were examined.MethodsData on injuries were collected during 36 mountain running races over 5 consecutive seasons from 2015 to 2019. The participants reported all musculoskeletal injuries on a standardized injury report form. The results were presented as the number of injuries per 1000 h exposure and per 1000 participants.ResultsTwenty eight injuries were reported. Most injuries occurred in the ankle (32%) followed by the knee (14%) and foot/toe (11%). The number of injuries represented an overall injury rate of 1.6 injuries per 1000 h running and 5.9 injuries per 1000 runners. The case fatality rate was 0.ConclusionsThe incidence of musculoskeletal injuries during 20-42 km mountain running races is low. In addition, the majority of injuries experienced by runners are minor in nature and located in lower extremities, mainly the ankles.Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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