Stay Safe while out on the Roads and Trails this Winter Every Day Should be Running Safety Day Even though we should ALWAYS be conscious about our safety while out running or cycling, the fall and winter is a time when we start to lose daylight hours for training. Whether you’re putting in miles …
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 …
I was recently featured on the Oiselle Blog about my 5-5-5 adventure. I’m re-posting it here for you to enjoy! I’m Kari Brown Budde and I completed 5 marathons, in 5 days … in 5 states. How does one decide to do this? Let me tell you…once upon a time, I decided to run a …
The Importance of Post-Race Recovery So, you’ve just finished your recent marathon or half marathon! Congratulations!! All of that hard work paid off and you finished. Now, on to the tough work that people love, but don’t always perform well: recovery. The first few minutes after a race are very important for overall recovery, but …
You asked! I answer: 1. Um, the bathroom thing. Basically, in a long run, all that jostling of the body takes its toll on the intestines. Is that the gel packs they hand out during the race doing that? Or is it the running and bouncing up and down? Any good strategies to head that …
What’s so special about the Marathon Taper?! Alright! You’ve put in the mileage, the months of training, given up (or maybe cut back on) alcohol and sweets, spent more time than fathomable in ice baths, taken care of your body with physical therapy and an individual injury prevention program (or plan to next season!), and …
This is a brief video gait running analysis of a marathon runner with right calf, left hip and low back pain with running. In this video, you will see how her running gait causes her pain and how to fix the pain through video running gait analysis.
This Dynamic Warm Up routine (or Movement Prep routine) will make you a more efficient, pain free runner! Just do it for a few minutes right before you start running. Thanks!
For beginning runners, back pain or other pains can cause a lot of issues. Usually, this is an indicator that your core muscles are weak or not working correctly. If you have never really done any core work before, this strengthening is a great way to get started. If you think that you are pretty …