CrossFit and Running In the past year I have taken a bit of a step back from running and have added CrossFit int my life. The change has been great for me mentally and physically. One of the drawbacks of running is that when you run you are repeating the same movement pattern. This can … Read More »
Boston Marathon Training is Back on track! (with a few minor hiccups) Hello marathon maniacs! How is your training going? I am getting ready for Boston and am hitting that pre-marathon wall that I think runners often hit as the big day gets closer. I had a little training hiatus during our trip to the … Read More »
What to do when Peroneal Tendonitis Starts. You are in the thick of high mileage training for your big marathon. Training is going well but you begin to feel an old familiar twinge of pain in the outer edge of your foot with each foot strike. The pain can radiate under your foot into your … Read More »
Runners and Knee Problems: Myth or Truth? *Disclaimer: I have partnered with Dartmouth-Hitchcock for a series of wellness discussions. We have experience using Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for our family healthcare needs. All opinions expressed here are my own. I am a longtime runner and one of the things that I am often asked is ‘aren’t … Read More »
dr. cool wraps review. a great tool for handling a running injury. Check it out! I have something truly COOL to share with you today that can be a runners best friend when dealing with a running injury. Have you heard of dr. cool? dr.cool makes cooling apparel, compression/cold wraps and more. I was first … Read More »
Is your piroformis muscle causing you trouble? The ongoing battle with my back and hip issues continues. I’ll have several good days of no pain and then I go backwards and plunge back into the downward spiral into excruciating back pain and immobility. The trouble all seems to be isolated in the region of my … Read More »
Injury begone! I still have not run since the Turkey Trot that I did while I was visiting my family in Pennsylvania. The race was great but two days later I was at urgent care with my back completely locked up. So now here I am a week an a half later still taking it … Read More »
Injury Update: SI Joint Dysfunction If you read my previous Turkey Trot race recap you know that I am now nursing an injury. What type of injury? Good question, I am not a doctor so I don’t have an exact diagnosis but the guess is SI Joint (Sacroiliac Joint) dysfunction. Hopefully this is an injury … Read More »
Running and Turkey Trotting in Pennsylvania This year our family headed south for Thanksgiving . I did manage to squeeze in a little bit of running while we were on the Main Line. In between visits to the Please Touch Museum, the Penn Museum and fun with family I snuck out for a run on … Read More »
It’s official. I’m on the injured list. But not for too long. Earlier this week I had an MRI on my foot to figure out if the pain in the outer edge of my left foot originating from under my ankle bone was a stress fracture or peroneal tendonitis. I started having pain in this … Read More »