Fitness: Do runners really need to stretch?

When it was first reported that stretching before exercise didn’t reduce the risk of injury, the exercise community reeled back in surprise and disbelief. It was the early 2000s and stretching was considered a vital part of most warm-up routines.
More than a decade and several corroborating studies later, most runners have moved their stretching routine to after or between workouts, still believing that more pliable muscles will help ward off chronic running injuries and make them better r