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A few years ago, I started hearing whispers of ultrarunners crushing their uber long trail workouts thanks to the now legal Colorado trade of marijuana. I was intrigued, but not really sure how getting baked […]
“Let me know when you start to feel this.” I heard a muffled voice above me say, as I lay with my face in a padded cradle and my shorts ever so discretely tucked up […]
Have you ever wondered if a twinge was just a normal part of running or the sign of an impending injury? Distance running is inherently uncomfortable at times, which makes it hard for many runners […]
My hip hurts. That’s how I kept describing this ache near the top of my rump, until my PT finally said it’s your glutes and probably your Piriformis muscle. Wait, did he just say I […]
Emptying his pockets of coins and keys, my Dad mentioned he’d just been to the chiropractor for his back and my brain immediately thought “that’s why I’m never going, you just keep going and going […]
Over the years, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about Plantar Fasciitis (heel pain from running) because it’s such a common issue for runners. Having never dealt with it myself, I didn’t have the insights […]
R.I.C.E. — it’s the standard treatment we’ve heard since childhood right? For years, I’ve always assumed that when injured ice was the go to…however after putting ice on my knee repeatedly last summer I was […]
In part one, we covered the best ways to prevent shin splints from happening! If you’re looking for treatment that’s a must read to ensure you don’t get them again once you’ve learned how to […]
Shin splints. When you have them, boy, do you know it! They’re the bane of many runners’ training—whether you’re new to running or more experienced. Though shin splints are common, they’re rather dubious in nature. […]
Is there a difference between a running stress fracture and a stress reaction? Yes! One means you’re on your way to a long layoff and the other means you’ve caught the problem now so you […]
