You might already know that running injuries rise in winter, partly because our muscles are tenser in chillier climes.

Slippery surfaces and decreased visibility don’t help, either.

But according to new research published in Applied Sciences, it seems our sleep might have an outsized impact on our rate of injury, too.

After analysing and comparing the sleep patterns and injury rates of 425 runners, they found that one group were 68% more likely to develop post-jog issues than the rest.

“Poor sleepers” had the worst outcomes

This study placed runners into four groups: “poor”, “steady,” “efficient,” and “fragmented” profiles.

They found that “Runners classified as poor sleepers were significantly more likely to report sports injuries than steady sleepers... with 68% injury probability”.

Though the paper didn’t share exactly what the qualifiers were for each section, it says that sleep quality........

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