running injury
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My Aching Achilles!
Do you know how the Achilles tendon got its name? Google it, I won’t bore you with details 😉 It’s safe to say that it can be a vulnerable spot for runners. It makes up approximately 25-30% of running related injuries. Why is this? Let’s take a look… It gets loaded a LOT — Probably no surprise. There is a lot of stress that gets placed on the Achilles tendon during the push off phase of running. Hilly terrain and speed work stress it a bit more. Stiff ankle/poor mobility — This is really common with older runners (40 years and up). This can create an everting (turning out) of…
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Returning From An Injury
“RUNNING INJURY SUUUUUCKS!” Scream it out loud with me!! OK, now that we have that off our chest… How should I get back to running after I’ve been injured? Just start running again right? Not so fast. Clearly this will depend on the severity and length of time you’ve been on the shelf so to speak. For example, let’s say said runner had a moderate injury to the calf and wasn’t able to run for three weeks. First off, what happens when we get injured to make returning to running so tricky? Well, when injury to our soft tissues or bone occurs, there is a healing/rebuilding process that happens…
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Oh, My Aching IT Band!
You’ve heard of it right? If you’re a runner, you probably HATE it! As runners we are CURSED with an IT BAND! When I get to heaven, God seriously better have a good explanation of why he created the IT band…on second thought, maybe Satan created it. Why is it such a common injury? What really is going on? If I just foam roll it, will go away right? A lot of runners seek us with IT Band trouble. It probably accounts for 30% of running related injuries. What is the IT Band anyway? The IT band actually is a LOOOONG tendon of the Tensor Fascia Lata. It runs from…
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Why Is Running Related Injury (RRI) So Common?
Let me guess, as a runner…you’ve been injured right? More than once? Probably. Statistics say that running related injury is very common. I’ve seen data ranging from 52% all the way to 90% for marathoners will get some type of RRI during a training cycle. Now clearly, there are different severities. Sometimes it’s just a matter of a rest day and boom, you’re back at it again. Other times it puts you on the shelf…for a long time. Here are three insights as to why we get injured. May this give you some guidance on how to prevent it moving forward. * I would say, 80% of the time (just…
