Returners run

Our running club has about three hundred runners. At any one time, there will a number – unspecified at the moment – of injured runners. Avoiding injuries is a big thing, but I thought there was something we should do to assist those returning from injury.
I have suggested that we should provide opportunities for those ready to return from injury.
We have access to a track on Wednesdays. People can run as far as they like at whatever speed they like without being bound to anyone else’s speed or distance. They can test the injured limb, or begin to rebuild confidence and strength before trying a full club run.
Many injuries will be over and done with within a week or so. They are more hiccups than anything more severe. Some will take longer. In just about every case there are some common factors. There is
a reduction in fitness, real or otherwise, and
a possible lack of confidence in the recovery (what will my ‘twinge’ feel like when I start running again)
If something goes wrong at the track, the runner can simply stop with no more than a few hundred yards to get back. On a club run, this might easily be four miles.
There are other advantages. The social side of the club is important. An injured runner is often isolated from the rest of the club. The sooner they can get back, the better the chances of