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Injury & Recovery

130 articles — Pieces on the most common running injuries — runner’s knee, plantar fasciitis, IT-band syndrome, stress fractures — and on rehabilitation, return-to-running, and what runners learn the hard way.

Vol. 18, No. 4 · 2014 Cycling For Runners Most of us began running as children, purely for fun. Then we learned to ride a bike, and that was for freedom. A bicycle gave us… Jeff Horowitz · 23 min read Vol. 18, No. 4 · 2014 The Hard Way Historically, Englishmen have enjoyed a reputation of epitomizing what it is to be a gentleman, and the English in general (apart from a few exceptions) have… Helen Summer · 13 min read Vol. 18, No. 3 · 2014 Wonders Down Under: Adrienne Beames And Derek Clayton In July 1969, a man walked on the moon. Our world would never be the same. The modern age of marathon running was launched at that… Roger Robinson · 28 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 Running With the Girls My wife started it. I was fat, dumb, and happy running a couple of miles three or four times a week. Then one beautiful spring day… Micah Ward · 11 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 It’s Not About the Shirt The Shawangunk runners train in the Shawangunk Mountains, which are about two hours north of New York City. We usually run one or two marathons a… Fred Stewart · 8 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 Running In The Eye Of Thetire * * * Two years ago, I had run across the United States, and though in retrospect these two odyssey runs were somewhat dissimilar, the US… Zoe Romano · 27 min read Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013 The Death Of Jim Fixx “Running has not yet been shown to make people live longer.” —James F. Fixx, The Complete Book of Running During the summer of 1984, while lunching… Hal Higdon · 39 min read Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013 Start, Turn, Finish The scene in the predawn dark before the Zoom! Yah! Yah! Marathon is simultaneously perfectly normal and completely surreal. It’s 6:00 a.m. on the first Sunday… Dallas Crow · 16 min read Vol. 17, No. 5 · 2013 How Soon Can I Race Again? It’s a question that comes up again and again among a certain kind of runner: how soon after finishing a marathon can I run another one?… Jeff Horowitz · 20 min read Vol. 17, No. 5 · 2013 Tales From The Rogue Valley Runners The stories I hear range from treks on the Camino de Santiago, a centuriesold pilgrimage route through Europe, to adventures on the Pacific Crest Trail extending… Holly Hight · 12 min read Vol. 17, No. 5 · 2013 Research At The Western States Endurance Run 2012 Existing Discontinued Figure 1. Existing and discontinued 100-mile ultramarathons in North America as of 2012.Figure 2. Trend in number of 100-mile ultramarathons in North America.Figure… Martin D. Hoffman · 3 min read Vol. 17, No. 3 · 2013 Running With Partners Meg and Steve Paske. Courtesy of Steve and Meg Paske Perhaps you have been there. You know, you met a girl, find out she is a… Steve And Meg Paske · 17 min read Vol. 17, No. 3 · 2013 Returning To The Renaissance For the past many years, most of the medals awarded to marathon finishers have been manufactured overseas, usually in China. Recently, there has been a trend… Paul Gentry · 14 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 Renaissance Running When you make up your destination marathon bucket list, Florence should be right near the top. Set in the heart of Italy’s Tuscany region, the flat… Jeff Knapp · 13 min read M&B Vol. 17, No. 1 · 2013 Circular Path Of A Lifelong Runner “It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” —Comedian Lucille Ball “We run, not because we think it is doing us good,… Bob Schwartz · 15 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 Afterlife “N ever again.” If you’re a marathoner, it’s more than likely that you’ve uttered those exact two words. Whether you’ve achieved your goals, failed miserably, or… Dan Horvath · 15 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 Don’T Stop Now Many years ago my college-town track club did a speed workout in which we ran 300-meter repeats in sets of four. For the first three in… Richard A. Lovett · 17 min read M&B Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 Nutrition For the Marathon And Beyond Energy requirements for competition are often higher than during training, especially for ultra-endurance events (such as 50- and 100-mile runs) and multipleday events. In ultra-endurance running… Ellen Coleman · 9 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 Recovery After an Ultramarathon Running an ultramarathon is not for the faint of heart. Preparation for the race requires dedication and discipline, and the race itself probes deeply into aspects… Mike Lambert · 9 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 The Dangers Of Sun Exposure For Runners This melanoma has a large size, an irregular shape, and varied coloring and occurs on sun-damaged skin. every hour from melanoma, and there will be an… Elizabeth M. Spiers · 6 min read M&B Vol. 16, No. 4 · 2012 Research In the Marathon And Ultramarathon In 2011 BY ELIZABETH A. LOUGHREN, PhD, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, UK, AND MICHAEL L. SACHS, PhD, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, USA Marathon & Beyond readers may be interested in research… Loughren And Sachs · 7 min read Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 16, No. 3) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, May 30, 2003—The San Diego Airport is amazingly close to downtown. Step out of the terminal, turn left, and start walking. Half a… Richard A. Lovett · 16 min read Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 States The Family Way There is a certain nostalgic sense of romance whenever someone says he wants to travel the country: meeting real, down-to-earth people, experiencing great natural occurrences, feeling… Paul Clerici · 30 min read Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 Jewish Girls From Brooklyn Are Not Supposed To Run When I was a little girl, there were two places I knew to find my mother. Either she was sitting at her desk in the fourth… Elizabeth Thompson · 15 min read
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