So, it’s mid August now. That means that all you folks training for your fall marathons are starting to rack up the weekly mileage and long run distances. It’s also around this time that runners and athletes start suffering from injuries. It may be the repeated stress on the body, the less than optimal nutrition, the skipped stretching sessions, the fact that so many miles tends to magnify the smallest defects in form or stride, or simply bad luck. Either way, protect yourself and your race entry fee from having to do what so many others are forced to do each year - cancel an event.
This week, partly because my own right knee has been demanding a little extra attention, Training Tip Tuesday focuses on knee injury prevention and knee strengthening exercises.
As always, be safe, train well, and race fast.
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Denis
Nice reminders of how to do some really helpful basics … too many of us grunt through squats and lunges without focusing on proper form, or without remembering why it is we’re lunging and squatting to begin with. Thanks for another great installment in an interesting series!