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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. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Letter From The Middle Of The Pack November 1990 Dear Todd, here’s the promised account of my New York City Marathon adventure. I think you will see why running has taken on a… William B. Latter · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Lifetime Running Profile How many miles did you run last year? How many days did you miss? How many long runs did you tack on over the course of… Jim Bates · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Change Of Heart Ihave often wondered how other couples handle their relationship when both of them run and one is more talented and accomplished than the other. Does it… Michelle Hersh · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 In Good Hands Every story we tell must have a point, a writer friend once told me. It must offer something revelatory, provide the audience with more than a… Barry Lew · 43 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Injuries Of August Many of the runners who utilize the bulletin board I manage online under the identity InterActiveTraining have as their goal the Chicago Marathon, a race held… Hal Higdon · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 9, No. 4) Auburn, CALIFORNIA, June 26-27, 2004—My first encounter with the famous Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (WS100) was in December 2002, when I joined the Van… Olga Varlamova · 19 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Give Itthat Good Old Collegetry Part I of this classroom-to-course story appeared in our last issue. PART 2 OF 2 The month of February continued with the odyssey of training and… David R. Jennys · 21 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Mission Impossible At the outset, let me say that I did not complete the round—the Bob Graham Round, that is. The Bob Graham Round (BGR) is a monster… Blaise Aguirre · 38 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 The Long Roadto Napa “Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.” —Socrates The ultramarathon I ran last March started more than 2,500 years ago, in 490 B.C.… Dean Karnazes · 14 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Running to Live After being trapped in a concrete world all week, the author would take a taxi out of town to explore by foot the rice paddies and… Anne Mart · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Run to Salvation Courtesy of the B.A.A. This is a story of a woman who grew up in an abusive home; a woman who won the first marathon she… Paul Cler · 46 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 When Running Becomes Healing She is an average runner, a middle-of-the-pack jogger with modest goals. She is also a businesswoman, a mother of two, and a good friend to all… Tim Mart · 4 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 The Infection Connection Most runners I know have a better-than-average understanding of the human musculoskeletal system, tossing terms such as IT band syndrome, piriformus syndrome, and iliopsoas tendinitis into… Sara Latta · 9 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Editorial: January/February 2005 Enter the ’90s and an influx of walkers who wanted to go the marathon distance. Fortunately, there were some marathons (Honolulu, Portland) whose courses could be… Richard Benyo · 4 min read M&B Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Editorial: November/December 2004 (p. 8) WHAT HE TAUGHT The highest form of flattery for a writer isn’t imitation. It’s repetition—quoting the writer’s words as better than any you could make up,… Richard Benyo · 2 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Run for Your Life Alot of truth is in the old saying, “Age slows running, but running slows aging.” Age does take an inevitable toll on the body. Runners who… John Keston · 13 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 26.2, Four Ounces Caption to come.Caption to come.ACourtesy of Jeff Horowitz fter 80 marathons, it was easy for me to believe that I pretty much had the marathon experience… Editorial Staff · 20 min read Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 On The Road With Ellen McCurtin SCENES FROM MANHATTAN One story about running in Manhattan that I particularly love is that of a friend who was out for an early run sometime… Greg Diamond · 13 min read Vol. 6, No. 5 · 2002 Just Call Me Jock Chapters 1 through 4 appeared in the May/June and July/August issues. CHAPTER 5 "Fear the man who comes to the race with his clothes in a… Editorial Staff · 32 min read Vol. 5, No. 6 · 2001 On the Road with Joe LeMay CONTEMPLATING BEING HURT Before I turned 30, the longest I was ever out of commission for any injury was 10 days. I don't even know what… Joe LeMay · 10 min read M&B Vol. 4, No. 4 · 2000 It’s a Celebration of Life (age 51, 26 completed marathons, 3:18 PR) Marathoning, in all its splendor, made a serendipitous entrance into my life. Roughly 20 years ago, to increase my… Rhonda Provost · 7 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 On the Road with Scott Douglas BOOKING A TRIP TO MARATHONING'S PAST Here's how the last book on marathoning I read puts it: "Marathon runners feel that the marathon is a microcosm… Kathrine Switzer · 11 min read M&B Vol. 3, No. 4 · 1999 Letters BEST OF THE BEST Congratulations to M&B for having the courage to rank the best of the best in marathoners (March/April 1998). While I have no… Mark Conover · 6 min read Vol. 2, No. 6 · 1998 The Long Way Around I WAS FLOATING in tropical blue water, being rocked like an infant in a cradle by the gentle swells. A French doctor from Lyon and I… Joe Oakes · 19 min read
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