Injuries - if you talk to people who run long and slow, they almost always have a nagging injury of one kind or another. Again - running a long distance is fine and encouraged - just not a lot and not as a means to an end to be "fit".
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sportsmedicine/a/runninginjury.htm
"Running is a sport of passion; why else would we torture our bodies with miles of punishment every day? Running injuries are an unfortunate, but all too common, occurrence."
I think that says it all...
Look at the list - Hip Bursitis, snapping hip syndrom, Hip stress fractures, dislocated knee caps, runner's knee, shin splints, stress fractures, plantar fasciitis...yikes - that's just about half of the listed common injuries.
Now, there is one common injury to sprinters - Hamstring pull / strain...which might be alleviated by proper stretching and warm ups.
I'll take my chances with the sprinting - less chance of an injury in the long run (no pun intended) and the workout takes half the time, with equal aerobic and better anaerobic benefits.
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