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Trigger Point (0)
Grab a tennis ball, squash ball, or golf ball and start digging. Mobility is trump when it comes to running mechanics and injury prevention. Read More |
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Start Using Your Foam Roller (1)
Someone convinced you to buy a foam roller and you used it for a total of an hour the first week you bought it. Sound familiar? Read More |
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The Wharton’s Active Isolated Stretching (0)
Phil Wharton was a competitive athlete in high school as a member of both the track and soccer teams. While a member of these teams, Phil was running approximately 35 miles a week. After high-school, he transitioned quickly into the collegiate running system where he immediately increased his mileage to 90 miles per week, placing demands on a body that wasn’t able to adapt. If this sounds eerily familiar, you should keep reading. Read More |
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Injury Management (0)
Over a long enough period of time, the injury rate for all runners is 100%. And while the greatest gains are achieved through long bouts of uninterrupted training, sometimes we need to deal with health issues in order to get back to that zone. This is not an article on injury prevention; it is an article on injury management. Read More |
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To Race a 10K or Complete a Marathon? (1)
From celebrities to once upon a time couch potatoes, completing a marathon is at the top of everyone’s bucket list. This is understandable as it is a great accomplishment and topic of conversation around the water cooler. Nevertheless, it is important to debate the significance of racing a 10K versus completing a marathon. Disclaimer: This is not another piece on whether or not there should be a time limit for the marathon. Read More |
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The Single Best Stretch for Runners (0)
Athletes should adhere to a scientific method of opening their body’s structures and preventing injuries (see latest article), and while I only advocate the scientific, systematic approach of an anatomically-correct yoga sequence I must answer the question I get asked most frequently. ”If there was only one stretch I should do, what would it be?” |
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Running Injury #5 Achilles Tendonitis / Tendinopathy (0)
Even the greatest warrior in the battle of Troy could not escape the pain and untimely demise of his Achilles tendon, so why should the almighty runner? The Achilles tendon is a band of tissue that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. Part way through the tendon there is an area that gets less blood flow. Because of this decreased blood flow the tendon is slow to heal after injury. Read More |
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The Tensor Fascia Lata…not a drink you order at starbucks! (1)
As runners we are often told we need a strong butt. And with that comes all this talk of this thing called the TFL…? So to give some clarity on the topic of butt’s and the TFL, here is a short and sweet piece for all you super keen runners out there! Read More |
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Avoid The Dreaded Side Stitch (0)
It is not a coincidence that stabbing abdomen pains referred to by runners as a “side stitch” occur most often on race day or during very challenging workouts. Increased anxiety and the likelihood of “overdoing it” during competition make runners more at risk for developing a stitch. Avoid the Stitch Control Your Pace - side stitches are often a result of going out too hard and running into oxygen debt early on in a competition Read More |
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Running Injuries #3 Shin Splints (1)
There are very few people in the world of running who have escaped the pain in the lower leg that is shin splints.Shin Splints, or medial tibial stress syndrome, is a sharp pain on the inside of the leg that comes on either before, during or after running. Pain usually decreases with rest, but as we all know, runners do not like to hear the word rest. Read More |