Running injuries usually involve inflammation, right? Over our years working one-to-one with clients we’ve found that injured runners often make mistakes in dealing with that inflammation in their efforts to avoid pain and heal more quickly. One of the most common mistakes is to take NSAIDs (non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen, naprosin, acetaminophen, or … Read more
I came across this video clip via Peter Larson. Despite the fact that Bekele is turning through much of it, it gives us an opportunity to look at the running form differences between three great runners: Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie, and Mo Farah. You may have first looked at footstrike, checking whether they heelstrike and/or … Read more
A few days ago I appeared on the BBC Scotland’s radio show MacAulay and Co. along with Colin McPhail, owner of Edinburgh’s Footworks running store and organizer of the Scottish Barefoot Run and Conference. We were invited to talk about barefoot running and the upcoming event, and while I was expecting some wry comments from Fred … Read more
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It’s one of the hardest kinds of running. You may think running up the hill was tough, pumping your arms, shortening your strides, and breathing hard. But what’s tough about uphill running is the level of effort, which is the kind of challenge one accepts in exercise. You expect to have to put in a … Read more
