Tips for the Taper With the Chicago marathon fast approaching and a myriad of different races being completed throughout the fall, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about tapering. […]
Maximizing Core EngagementDuring the Leg Lift (Image context: I’m laying on my back and you’re viewing my low back from the side) Abdominal strength is crucial for the strength and […]
Heel Strike vs. Rearfoot Strike. What's the difference?
Heel vs Rearfoot StrikeWhat’s the difference? #1 on my top 5 list of How to Run and Not Get Hurt is Don’t Heel Strike You’ve heard me say it a million times […]
How to Make an Easy Exercise Effective Have you ever tried modifying an exercise to avoid pain? You try an exercise and unfortunately discover that it hurts in some way. You […]
Best Thing to do After a Big Race For those who don’t know, the Chicago Marathon was this past Sunday. It is, without a doubt, the largest annual sporting event […]
What to do with your arms while running A couple weeks ago I evaluated a patient who was having knee pain while running During the running gait analysis, it was […]
Don’t Set “False” Goals The Shamrock Shuffle, Lakefront 10 miler, and now the Boston Marathon are all in the past 2024 races are underway and runners are running them Some […]
How to Run – For Beginners If you’ve been following my How to Run series, you’ve gotten to the point where you’re starting to accumulate miles You’re becoming more familiar […]
Running Faster and Farther Without Pain A couple weeks ago I sent out an email showing everyone how to test their calf strength at home So many people told me about […]
How Your Race Training Program Can Cause Injury As we start making our way through January, most of us are picking and choosing which races we’re going to sign up […]
Boost Your Running Performancewith Single Leg Strengthening If you’re like most runners, you probably don’t do much else besides running. When it comes to the realm of weightlifting, you aren’t […]
Picking Up The Pace You run and run and run But it never seems to feel easier running faster than your normal pace. You’re always at X:XX min/mile and that’s […]
Jumping for Joy You may think jumping rope is only reserved for children or boxing movie montagesBut jumping rope is actually a great way to practice transitioning AWAY from being […]
The 10% RuleAs we’re all working on our new years goals, the most important thing is to be consistent Nothing breaks a streak or derails efforts like pain and an […]
Mastering Pace Discipline Going on group runs is one of my all time favorite things to do I spend a lot of time with the Evanston Running Club and Precision Multisport (premier triathlon group). […]
