By Carolina Hurant Who doesn’t love the feel of those crisp fall mornings on their long runs? Most of us start increasing mileage this time of year to prepare for fall races, which can lead to overuse injuries. Rest and recovery are important when aches and pains flare up,
By Brian Diaz This time of year several of my clients wrap up their year with a fall event and then enter down time in their training. For some, that means a few weeks off around Thanksgiving or December; for others it means trying their hand at a more
By Elizabeth Towe Are your hamstrings tight? Most people can answer a definitive yes or no right away. If you are not sure, but you have reoccurring pain or tightness (even low level) in your back, hip, knee or lower leg it could be directly related to tight hamstrings;
By Brian Beatty Fall is a wonderful, refreshing time of year. It can be a great time of transition. Either from a full season of events or recovery after your long “A” event. In all cases, fall running weather is a great time to get an active rest break
Benjamin Franklin may not have been a runner but, he certainly spoke to a runner’s heart when he mused “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Whether you are new to running or well-seasoned, six or ninety-six, devoting time to strengthening and conditioning your body is
By Brian Diaz Most of the exercises in this column that I cover are directed towards strengthening and stabilizing the body in patterns that are most used in endurance activities and races. One of the most often overlooked areas in a workout plan is mobility. Mobilization of the joints,
By Smruti Shah What happens when you get an injury? One of the most common questions I hear from runners is: “Can I run with this pain?” As a runner, I am biased towards answering ‘yes’. As a PT treating runners, I advise that it is fine to
By Elizabeth Towe Where is the spring in your running gait? This exercise will help build a soft landing and springy forward push in running. To do this we use forward hopping while alternating legs. The key point is to find a soft and balanced landing of your foot
By Brian Beatty There are as probably more reasons to run than there are runs. Certainly there are more reasons that there are runners. We all have our own list of reasons. The question is often asked, what are you running to or what are you running from. This
By Brian Diaz Many of you watched the Olympics last month and couldn’t help but notice the discolored circles that were showing up on the world’s best swimmers. Their shoulders, back, and chest covered like alien marks all over their body. These marks, although painful looking, are actually helpful
