I chose Beth as the current featured athlete because she’s your typical runner – but with a twist. She spent a good year running with pain and decided to put the time and effort into addressing her weaknesses, correcting her running form and at the same time she decided upon a HUGE goal for 2014: to …
When I was Invited to The White House You read that correctly! This year I was lecturing at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in Las Vegas, NV on (big surprise here) running. Once the lecture was over I was asked by a representative from The White House if I would be willing …
Running Injury Spotlight: Stress Fractures What are Stress Fractures? Stress fractures are tiny breaks in a bone that usually occur after loading the bone in the same (abnormal) way over and over again. Stress fractures of the legs affect athletes that perform repetitive movements, especially runners. Female runners are at a higher risk for stress …
What to Eat from 3 Weeks to 30 minutes Before Your Race Everyone that has been training hard for months before a race has some of the same worries. At the top of that list: FOOD! In the last three weeks before your race, don’t change your diet drastically. You may feel an excessive hunger …
Five Minutes to Injury Prevention and a Faster Run Tomorrow: The Dynamic Cool Down You should know by now that a dynamic warm up is essential to being able to train most effectively, efficiently and to stay injury free. Watch the Dynamic Warm Up video here. The other piece to your runs includes a …
The long run can be a daunting and confusing, however absolutely necessary, task in your preparation for a half marathon or full marathon. The purpose of this article is to take some of the confusion out of planning your long run pace (and to help you put faith in your coach when they tell you …
REFINED RUN CASE STUDY First marathon saved after severe ankle pain and swelling appeared during a routine marathon training run, with no obvious Incident. The Phantom Injury: Rachele, a 23 year old female runner was training for her first marathon and after a snowy and icy 12 mile long run, she started having foot pain …
How to Train for Tropical Climate Races When You Don’t Live in the Tropics It’s getting dark and cold in the northern states…and what that means is that athletes are starting to think about choosing races in warmer climates. Once you have picked your dream destination for your winter race, you are now ready to …
Welcome to the first of a recurring Featured Athlete Post. This is where we celebrate outstanding accomplishments by RefinedRun Athletes. Laura C. Wetz Laura is a quite an inspiration. She has proven her tenacity throughout the past 3 years of racing while having quite a full non-running life. She is an amazing mother of two …
I originally wrote this article for the American Physical Therapy Association, however, it’s good information for you, my favorite patients, to have! As many runners, cyclists and triathletes have shin splints at some point in their training, this gives you an initial guide to help control your symptoms. Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is a …