The Runners High: Should you be stretching after running?

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice, if you are suffering from pain/discomfort then visit your local physiotherapist, podiatrist, or doctor to find out more.
I talk about thoughts on my mind that aren't always coherent. Stretching can work with certain individuals post activity in certain sports, however with jogging/running there is insufficient evidence to support the benefits of stretching.
Some evidence from articles to create your own thoughts on this subject:
- Balsalobre-Fernández, C., Santos-Concejero, J. and Grivas, G.V. (2016). Effects of Strength Training on Running Economy in Highly Trained Runners. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(8), pp.2361-2368. doi:doi.org/10.1519/jsc.000000000....
- CRAIB, M.W., MITCHELL, V.A., FIELDS, K.B., COOPER, T.R., HOPEWELL, R. and MORGAN, D.W. (1996). The association between flexibility and running economy in sub-elite male distance runners. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 28(6), pp.737-743. doi:doi.org/10.1097/00005768-1996....
- Gremion, G. (2005). [Is stretching for sports performance still useful? A review of the literature]. Revue Medicale Suisse, [online] 1(28), pp.1830-1834. Available at: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16130....
- Mojock, C.D., Kim, J.-S., Eccles, D.W. and Panton, L.B. (2011). The Effects of Static Stretching on Running Economy and Endurance Performance in Female Distance Runners During Treadmill Running. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(8), pp.2170-2176. doi:doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e318..., P. (2012).
- CURRENT CONCEPTS IN MUSCLE STRETCHING FOR EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, [online] 7(1), pp.109-119. Available at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
- Sports Therapy Association (2024). Ep199: ‘Understanding Tendinopathies Of The Hip & Pelvis’ with special guest Dr Alison Grimaldi. [online] UA-cam. Available at: • Ep199: 'Understanding ... [Accessed 21 Jun. 2024].Šuc, A., Šarko, P., Pleša, J. and Kozinc, Ž. (2022).
- Resistance Exercise for Improving Running Economy and Running Biomechanics and Decreasing Running-Related Injury Risk: A Narrative Review. Sports, 10(7), p.98. doi:doi.org/10.3390/sports10070098.
- Trehearn, T.L. and Buresh, R.J. (2009). Sit-and-Reach Flexibility and Running Economy of Men and Women Collegiate Distance Runners. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, [online] 23(1), pp.158-162. doi:doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e318....
- Witvrouw, E., Mahieu, N., Danneels, L. and McNair, P. (2004). Stretching and injury prevention: An obscure relationship. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), [online] 34(7), pp.443-9. doi:doi.org/10.2165/00007256-2004....