As anyone who has experienced low back pain will tell you, it's something you worry about even after it’s gone. Low back pain is a chronic battle that can flare up from the smallest of movements, an easy household task, or just from stress! When low back pain affects runners, it will sideline your training for weeks, even if the cause is unrelated to your running!
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“What’s the goal?” Odds are, someone has asked you this at least once a year since you were old enough to have goals! Goals come in all forms; group and individual, personal and professional, running-related or not! No matter what the goal is, there are lots of things to consider along the way.
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Patellar mobilization is used on clients that have a poorly tracking patella. Tracking issues can be caused by bad gait mechanics (usually related to weakness), but it can also be caused by pathologies such as poor alignment or arthritis.
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Last week I had a conversation with an athlete about the accuracy of the calorie burn stats on their smartwatch. Some people take this number very seriously, sharing this on their training logs and with other people in their training group.
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I am amazing at high-level training and at being a couch potato, but I basically fail at everything in between. At the height of my running career, I had 2 training cycles that consisted of 6 days of activity, 3 brick workouts (triathlon training), and 2 strength days, and I didn’t miss one day.
When you’re training, experiencing sudden post-nasal drip, fever, headache, or any other initial signs of an illness can really throw a wrench in your plans.
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Breaking news: there are some new developments in RED-S (my favorite topic). The International Olympic Committee is working hard to research and educate athletes about RED-S and the danger of low energy availability. Here are some new areas of development that should not be ignored!
Back in the day, I was a fast runner. I have a distinct memory of going to Penn Relays as a junior, so excited to run the 4x400 (I was the anchor) and that morning I woke up with my period. At that point in my life I got my period every few months but most of my teammates hadn’t had their period in over a year! I wanted that. It was such a badge of honor and I was so embarrassed to be the only fast girl who got her period in season. Years later I learned that is called amenorrhea and that nothing about it is cool.
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