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Austen began his running at a young age but did not find the sport to be very fun. Though Austen did not originally find running enjoyable, he embraced the challenge and pressed on anyway. Fast forward a few years and...
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*Criteria to start: able to walk 30 minutes on level ground with no pain or very little pain. *Clearance by your MD or PT. * The goal of this program is to prepare you to initiate a gradual overground running...
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Return-to-Run Protocol Created by Caitlin Alexander, PT, DPT, CAFS The Return-to-Running Protocol should be initiated once given clearance by MD/PT. Walk-to-Run Progression The Walk-to-Run Progression is outlined below in phases. Each phase is ideally completed in a week, however some...
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The most common injuries that runners get are overuse injuries, which are caused by repetitive stress on the body. These types of injuries can not only affect your running, but impact day to day life as well. Some of the...
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Becki Spellman’s In Depth Return from an Achilles injury: "In the beginning of my return from an Achilles injury for marathon prep, my Achilles wasn’t strong enough for full body weight, but I could run 30 minutes at 75% body...
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