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Strength training for runners
Doing some strength training as a runner can only turn you into a powerhouse machine. You become stronger, and more efficient as a runner, and gain resistance to injuries. Performing exercises that strengthens your core and upper body are just as important as strengthening your running muscles such as the glutes and hamstrings. With a lean but strong…
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Don’t make these mistakes while running
As runners, we have all made mistakes at some point in our training. The mistakes have taught us a thing or two right? Here are some of the most common mistakes to avoid so you remain injury free, and can PR at your next race! Running mistake 1.- Having improper upper body form. Some runners swing…
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Runner’s Knee
Running can cause irritation where the kneecap (patella) rests on the thighbone. The resulting pain can be sharp and sudden or dull and chronic, and it may disappear while you’re running, only to return again afterward. Patellofemoral disorder, patellar malalignment, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and chondromalacia, better known as Runner’s knee, is inflammation of the underside of…
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The side stitch!
Us runners have come across a side stitch or two in our running life. I don’t know about you but it certainly is annoying and always appears at the worst time! It slows me down and brings down my speed!! UGH! A side stitch, side cramp, stitch, whatever you want to call it, is an intense…
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Are you running with pain in your heel? It could be Achilles Tendonitis.
Besides your heel getting the name from the Greek Hero, Achilles, it also has a common injury for runners known as Achilles Tendonitis. It is a common condition that causes pain down the back of the leg near the heel. Besides being the largest tendon in the body, it connects your calf muscles to your heel…
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What KT Tape is, and how it has helped me
Have you ever been in the middle of a marathon and you start to feel an odd pain in your hip? Are you swimmer? While training for a swim meet and your shoulder starts to swell and ache in pain?….Well like I always say “There is KT Tape for that!!” If you don’t know by now, I…
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Ways you can help those affected by the Boston bombing.
Hello everyone, this will be a quick post. I’m sure you are all aware that the two individuals that were involved with the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon were identified as brothers, Tsarnaevs. After the FBI released their photo worldwide, within hours, they were flooded with tips. Just after midnight, the brothers robbed a 7-Eleven, killed an officer(May he rest…
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I dedicate this run to BOSTON
This is two days after the horrible tragedy that happened in Boston. If you not aware by now, there were a series of bombs that went off in Boston at the Marathon finish line killing 3 people and injuring over a hundred. There was a world-wide effort to honor those affected. There was an announcement made that…
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Be Strong for Boston
The Boston Marathon is an annual race hosted by several cities in Greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts. It is always held on Patriot’s day, the third Monday of April. It started in 1897, inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon, and ranks as one…
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One of the most common running injuries, the ITBS
Iliotibial band syndrome is one of the leading causes of knee pain in runners. The iliotibial band(IT band) is a thick band of fascia on the outside of the knee, extending from the outside of the pelvis, over the hip and knee, and inserting just below the knee. The band is crucial to stabilizing the knee during running,…
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