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 […]
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 […]
Tired of Being Just Another Number? | Valiant Physical Therapy
The other week, I spoke with a runner on a discovery call who was clearly frustrated. She had bounced around from one PT clinic to another. At each place, she’d […]
New to Running? Please Don’t Do This | Valiant Physical Therapy
Last week I was on the phone with a new patient on a discovery call She told me she’s training for the Chicago Marathon this October but her knee has […]
What a Return-to-Run Program Always Includes | Valiant Physical Therapy
Over the past few weeks I’ve designed tens of different return to run programs for my patients. All my programs are slightly different because each patient is different and they’re […]
This past Sunday, we had the joy of participating in one of Evanston’s most meaningful community events: The Race Against Hate. Thousands of runners came together to move for a […]
A few weeks ago, I gave a live presentation all about Bone Health for Runners—specifically, the injuries most runners don’t know much about: bone stress injuries like stress reactions and stress fractures. I just uploaded […]
🏃♂️ Bone Health for Runners – Full Talk Now on YouTube!
This past weekend, I had the honor of presenting to the Evanston Running Club on a topic that’s deeply important to me — Bone Health for Runners. The full 35-minute presentation is now […]
This week, I’m excited to share something special — a new testimonial video straight from one of our amazing runners who’s made big strides with Valiant Physical Therapy. Hearing directly […]
For some of you reading this, running for the sake of running, is good enough. You enjoy getting out in the sun, running your weekly mileage, and staying healthy. God […]
Should You Run a Half Marathon in Training for a Half Marathon?
In my clinical practice working with runners, I get all sorts of questions Questions about training, racing, health, lifestyle, rehab, injuries, etc. All questions related to running. As a physical […]
This past Sunday I had the opportunity to lead a simple How to Run instructional warm up/workshop at the Evanston Running Club’s 0-5K program. This program is awesome because it […]
This past weekend I traveled to Boston to attend a continuing education course all about treating injured runners. Lead by two nationally renowned physical therapists in the space: Chris Johnson […]
Why is it common for runners to NOT work on improving their running technique? Baseball players work on improving their ability to swing and throw. Soccer players practice kicking and passing […]
Have you heard of the butterfly effect? The butterfly effect is defined as: the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. If […]
Sometime last year, I was speaking with a patient of mine about his upcoming 10K race. He mentioned that he wasn’t really doing that much consistent running but knew he […]
You know what my least favorite fitness goals are? Weight loss goals. Goals to lose X pounds by Y date. So boring and uninspiring. I’ve got a better idea: choose […]
The Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate was this past Sunday A race that thousands of locals train for and participate in For many, this was their first 5K or […]
You likely have fitness goals for this year Whether or not you will achieve them is always a game with many variables Some of those variables are outside of your […]
How to Inspire OthersThis past weekend I was working out at the YMCA in Evanston I glanced over at the treadmills and saw a father and son running side-by-side The […]
What I Learned FromRunning 100 Days in a Row If you follow me on Strava, you may have seen I recently passed 100 days of running at least 1 mile per […]
Leaning From Your Ankles Take a look at Michael Look at that forward lean Everything about that image tells us he should be falling FORWARDS Without Hollywood magic, if you leaned […]
How you can achieve the impossible Do you ever doubt yourself?Do you doubt your capabilities or your ability to do something difficult? Maybe you’re thinking of a challenge you’re facing […]
Finding FlowHave you heard of the concept of flow? In the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the author talks about “the psychology of optimal experience“ In MY reading of the book and understanding of the […]
