Does running twice a day regularly increase my risk of injuries?
I live about 3.2 miles from where I work, and the most efficient way to commute is running there in the morning and back in the evening.
Is 2 runs a day 3-5 days a week healthy?
Does it increase my risk of injury?
Especially repetitive stress injury?
I've had problems with this before from long-distance running in my ankles and knees
Would it be better to alternate between running and biking?
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It depends what you're doing right now. If you're not running that much right now, then yes, starting to run 3.2 miles, 2x per day will increase your risk of injury, specifically overuse injuries (like stress fractures, iliotibial band syndrome, achilles tendonitis, for example).
However, it is possible to build up to that amount of load safely. There's a runner's rule that says do not increase your weekly mileage by more than 10% per week. Strength training that loads the entire body (barbell squats and deadlifts) would increase your bone density to lower the risk of stress fracture if that's something you're particularly worried about, but the 10% rule should be enough to avoid that.
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