AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND LEAVES BEGIN TO CHANGE COLOR, RUNNERS TEND TO FIND THEMSELVES ENTERING THEIR OFFSEASON. ALTHOUGH CONTINUOUS RACE TRAINING KEEPS RUNNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, FOCUSED AND MOTIVATED, IT CAN EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN THE BODY. THE RISK OF BURNOUT,...
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is a common ailment for many recreational and professional runners. It has an easily recognizable pain pattern that begins at the crest of the hip and descends to the outside of the knee. Although extremely familiar to most runners, it...
Save yourself from a short winter sports season! Checkout the article below for tips and exercises to prepare your body for the upcoming winter activities! Chilled air, crisp falling leaves, golden larches and shorter days mean one thing: ski season is almost here! I...
It lurks from behindWith every step its presence does growPortending havocIt will become a legendary foeThe dead butt gnaws at its neighborsMaking them cry and scream no!For they soon will feel the wrathThat dead butt will bestow Scary, huh? (And I don’t mean...
Yesterday was a privilege for me to speak at the Ballard Homestead to the Green Lake Running Group members about how to become a lifelong runner. Posted below are the slides from my talk as well as videos of the Monday Night Track Workout warm up and the functional...
This muscle could be considered a part of the hip flexors but it is mostly dormant in normal functioning hips. In dysfunctional hips, such as hips with dysplasia, labral tear or femoral acetabular impingement, the iliocapsularis is hyper-active and is one additional...
An Overview: Ankle sprains often result in a loss of foot pronation which in turn disrupts the hip biomechanics necessary for the loading and unloading phases of activities like walking. Because of the disruption of hip biomechanics, the low back must compensate for a...
From the Sidelines: Healthy Soccer Feet – ParentMap From the Sidelines: Healthy Soccer Feet Score this as one of my uncomfortable parenting moments. My 12-year-old son’s soccer team was playing in a tournament over the winter. The Spanaway turf was a hard,...
Almost monthly, some form of media brings to light the ill effects of sitting. Those effects may actually seem counterintuitive – instead of feeling well rested and energetic, we are more likely to feel tired and achy. Countless studies prove that sitting shortens our...
As explained in Part 1, the track workout warm up starts with an easy 2 lap jog followed by running modification drills. Immediately following those drills are a series of lunges that are modified by changing where the arms reach during each lunge. We typically...
