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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. 12, No. 6 · 2008 Taking Laziness The Distance Everyone Has a Reason for Running the Marathon, and I Guess I Do, Too. by A l e c Ve l a z c o ICourtesy… Alec Velazco · 5 min read Vol. 12, No. 4 · 2008 Editorial: Vol. 12, No. 4 (2008) Making the Rounds On March 2, the 30th annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon was held under what can be described only as ideal conditions: cool… Richard Benyo · 15 min read Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 12, No. 2) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 12, 2003—Like a lobster in a pot, I was slowly coming to a boil. The temperature at start time had been in the… Drew Williams · 17 min read M&B Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 The Wisdom Of Age Gordon Terwilliger, Len Goldman, Dan Conway, and Joe Burgasser are all masters runners with something in common. At first glance, the serious running junkie would point… Stephen Paske · 9 min read Vol. 12, No. 1 · 2008 Flanagan’s Run, Part 4 The first six chapters of Flanagan’s Run were published in our last three issues. Chapter 7 MORGAN’S STORY The winter of 1929 in Bethel had been… Tom McNab · 38 min read Vol. 12, No. 1 · 2008 Flying With The Monkeys What was I thinking? I mean, what business did I have putting together a marathon? I’m just a regular guy, just some local runner imbued with… S. Trent Rosenbloom · 23 min read Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 The Fascinating Struggle “For the great majority of adults . . . to take part in a Marathon race is to risk serious and permanent injury to health, with… Roger Rob · 38 min read Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 Marathon Training—In The Water Water training for running is becoming more and more popular and is being understood as a greater benefit than people first thought. As people are training… Joshua Castle · 10 min read Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 Hey!Back Off! Iattended a high school that was known for its swimmers. They were the best in the country, and some of them competed in the Olympics. Before… Jason R. Karp, M.S. · 9 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 Ain’t I a Runner? That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever… Debra Josephson Abrams · 12 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 My Workout Friend This story is about the very best workout buddy I have ever had. It started like this: The weekend was hot. The temperature was 100-plus degrees.… Patricia Halderman · 3 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 The Fascinating Struggle “He has gone to the extreme of human endurance. . . . It is horrible, and yet fascinating, this struggle between a set purpose and an… Roger Rob · 35 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 1 · 2007 Alford Claiborne’S Farewell Tour “W hat is that smell? Is someone smoking?” Wherever he raced, the scent was hard to miss, let alone for Alford Claiborne to escape since the… Anne Saita · 14 min read Vol. 11, No. 1 · 2007 Perspectives On Kenyan Marathon Running It just might be true that never before in history has a single country so dominated an event in track and field and distance running as… David Martin · 6 min read Vol. 11, No. 1 · 2007 On Science And Running Ialways thought scientists were nerds. I should know. After 12 years of multiple university educations, including a year of classes in medical school, I’ve been around… Jason R. Karp, M.S. · 3 min read Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 My Most Unforgettable Marathon: November/December 2006 ALBANY, NEW YORK, October 19, 2003—Or, “What are you doing the third Monday in April?” If at first you don’t succeed . . . Twenty-one years;… Bruce Marshall · 11 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Dr. Sheehan on Running, Part 4 Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Dr. Sheehan’s book appeared in our last four issues. Ten FEET AND LEGS I am a cardiologist, but my… Dr. George Sheehan · 24 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 What Monkey? “Y ou’ll be back.” “No I won’t. There’s no point to it. It’s a godless course, and you can’t run it. I don’t see the point.… Chris O'Connor · 21 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Marine Vets At the MCM It’s a long way from the battlefields of Fallujah, Iraq, to the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) in Washington, D.C., but many Marines and soldiers have taken… Marc Witkes · 10 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Murphy’s Story Iwasn’t actually looking for a running partner, at least not in the beginning. My wife and I had made several trips to our local animal shelter:… Del Acker · 9 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Editorial: September/October 2006 Journalism No, not the kind of journalism that journalists used to practice: the Who, What, When, and Where kind of objective reporting of an event. In… Richard Benyo · 6 min read Vol. 10, No. 4 · 2006 Bright Days In Budapest First impressions are written in ink; second impressions start with the application of a pencil eraser. The first time Hungary made an impression on me was… Richard Benyo · 14 min read Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 The Runner’s Nightmare INTRODUCTION Bells, gongs, burning incense, colorful flowers, and pilgrims. Peter joins the pilgrimage to the Ganges River on his third and final run and stops at… Joanne Lane · 10 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Run From the Hill Stations INTRODUCTION Heat, dirt, pollution, busy streets, and overcrowded buses are the impression we all have of India. And it is true of some places on the… Joanne Lane · 9 min read
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