3 Takeaways From My Half-Marathon
For those of you who follow us on Instagram, you may or may not have stumbled across a few ‘Post Run Thoughts With D’ as I was training for my most recent half-marathon. I wanted to notify you that I survived and also hit a personal best time of 1 hour 52 mins! My first ever half-marathon was in 2017 which I finished in 2 hours 1 min. So I am pretty stoked about my improvement. I wanted to share 3 takeaways that I learned from my half-marathon…they may not be what you think.
How to Safely Return to Running After Injury
Many runners who've experienced an injury are familiar with the all too common rollercoaster ride of rest and re-aggravation. Clinically, I’ve seen this in soft tissue conditions like patellar tendinopathy, achilles tendinopathy, and plantar fasciitis and all too commonly in bone stress injuries. At The Movement Physio & Performance we believe that rest is rarely best but in the remainder of this post I’m going to outline some of the keys that I’ve identified throughout my personal and professional life for a safe and efficient return to running.
5 Common Running Myths Put to Rest
Myth#1 Running is Bad for your Knees
Myth#2 You Have to Stretch Before You Run
Myth#3 Strength Training is NOT useful for Runners
Myth#4 The Right Shoes Prevent Running Injuries
Myth#5 Every Run HAS to be Hard