Empire Unleashed

Tag: KT Tape

  • The runner who doesn’t give up

    It has been such an amazing run, no pun intended on my Runner Unleashed journey. I try to get my story out there and share many details of it to inspire other runners. There are many people out there who feel they can’t, or it’s impossible. I’ve had a normally private struggle since I was…

  • Need some motivation to lace up and run?

    Sometimes runners everywhere need some motivation to keep going. Even on days when you feel weak, tired, or even feel like giving up, I am here to help! I created Runner Unleashed to help you all with injuries, and motivate you to chase your dreams. Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE!   Do you know the physical challenges…

  • Saying farewell to the year that I will NEVER forget

      2013 will be a year that I will never forget. So many great, sad, emotional events happened this year. I started 2013 off by running my first half marathon in honor of something that is so close and dear to my heart….ANIMALS. I still remember race day like it was yesterday, so nervous!!! I…

  • Team Refuel represented!

    Super excited to say, I completed my second half marathon this year!!! This race was amazing and an unforgettable experience. I was a little nervous on race day because the whole week leading up to Saturday I was sick with a weird upper respiratory infection. I was very congested with a constant cough with a…

  • Running with Ball of the Foot pain

    Some runners have experienced pain in the bottom of their foot. Metatarsalgia, or better know as the ball of the foot pain, is actually a common injury in runners. It is inflammation of the ball of the foot.   Having a lot pressure on your forefoot can cause pain and inflammation in your metatarsals which is the…

  • Another KT Tape giveaway!!!

    KT Tape is probably the most effective tool I use for running. It has helped me overcome some chronic pains. I know it doesn’t work for everyone but I stand by and I know I couldn’t have gotten this far without it! I know I have said it before, all the time lol but it…

  • MY Tips to make the KT Tape stick!

    As most of you know, I am a KT Tape superfan, and believer in their product. In case you don’t know much about the tape, you can read my past two posts on KT Tape. Here is a video that explains what it is: KT Tape has tons of different applications. I love the tape because…

  • There is KT Tape for that!!

    KT Tape is applied along muscles, ligaments, and tendons (soft tissue) to provide a lightweight, strong, external support that helps to prevent injury and speed recovery. KT Tape works differently for different injuries. By stretching and recoiling like a rubber band, KT Tape improves tissue function and distributes loads away from inflamed or damaged muscles and…

  • Running with Peroneal Tendonitis

    Do you think you have Peroneal Tendonitis? The two peroneal tendons(A tendon is a band if tissue that connects muscles to bone) in the foot run side-by-side behind the outer ankle bone. One peroneal tendon attaches to the outer part of the midfoot, while the other tendon runs under the foot and attaches near the…

  • 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…