Last week I was lecturing on running injuries at a medical conference.  A doctor in the audience asked, "What do you do exactly when a runner tries to renegotiate their activity level with you, the doctor?”

When you're injured, you have to face it. You have to shift your mindset. The most important thing you can do as an injured runner is to remember that your actual most important goal is to finish your race on time.

Let me explain the one goal you should have when you get a running injury.