Race, illness, injury, repeat - REDs and why men are suffering in silence

"If you keep this up, you'll be in a wheelchair at 30."

That is what doctors told British long-distance runner Jake Smith four years ago.

From the outside looking in, his career was flying.

By the age of 23, he had signed a professional contract with Nike and represented Great Britain on the global stage.

But at the same time, his body was deteriorating - enduring a relentless pattern of race, illness, injury, repeat.

Balancing an intense training regime with disordered eating meant the 28-year-old returned from a running camp in Uganda weighing just eight stone (51kg) at 5ft 5in (1.7m). He had such brittle bones that he was told his career could be over.

Source: BBC Sport Open RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)