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Marathon’s Over. Cross Country’s Calling!

I can’t start this week’s newsletter without a huge CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who ran the Chicago Marathon this past Sunday. Running 26.2 miles is no small feat. And whether you…

Trust the Taper

This past Friday, I had the opportunity to speak at the Bank of America tower for a group of Chicago Marathon charity runners. With the Chicago marathon right around the…

The Most Overlooked Factor in Healing

Whenever I start working with a new patient, I usually recommend scheduling one session per week for the first month. Often times, patients will ask me, “That’s it? Just once…

I’ve had this too

Last night, a patient with a tibial bone stress injury asked me a question I’ve heard many times before: “Will I ever be able to run again without this pain?…

My Madison 70.3 Race Report

This past weekend I completed Ironman 70.3 Madison in 5 hours and 56 minutes. My goal was to do it in less than 6 hours so right off the bat…

Are you Sitting Like a Gargoyle?

Over the summer I’ve been working with a patient who started having some LEFT hip flexor tendonitis after completing Grandma’s marathon in the Spring. The interesting detail is that I…

The Right (and wrong) Way to Add a 4th Run Day

A few weeks ago, my newsletter talked about how whenever I’m building someone’s return-to-run program, I always start with non-consecutive days of running. Which usually means, 3 days of running…

The Hardest Advice I Give My Patients

Last week was a rough one for me. There were a handful of patient cases that lead me to very difficult conversations. Conversations no runner ever wants to hear. Every…

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