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Creatine for runners – Does it work?

Is taking creatine for running and other endurance sports worth it? Learn about the tricky trade-offs.

August 27, 2025

Hi there,

Sports physio Maryke Louw digged into the research on creatine for endurance events and found that it does improve performance for certain types of event, but that there are tricky trade-offs to be made for runners.

Check out the article below to see whether creatine might benefit your performance and if so, how to make the most of it.

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The Sports Injury Physio Team