SO YOU think you can run? Think again. Most people are risking injury because they have not learnt how to run properly, according to two of Melbourne's top running coaches.

They say the most likely to be injured while running are office workers whose glutes and hamstrings have become atrophied due to years of sitting behind desks.

Brian Martin and Mark Gorski, whose business is aptly named Running Technique Coach, suggest people planning to participate in events such as the 14-kilometre Sunday Age City2Sea ensure they have adequately prepared their bodies for the challenge. They say even people who think they are running properly, very often aren't.

Mr Martin, 37, knows this from the bitter experience of being repeatedly injured, even though he was just a recreational runner.