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His Time Was Not Up
Way back in 1998, I wrote about the upcoming 102nd Boston Marathon, fearlessly predicting that 3-time champion (’94-96) Cosmos...
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Over 60? Running May Not Be Enough!
Dr. Dale Avers is a Professor in the Physical Therapy Education Program at Upstate Medical University. She is internationally...
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Predicting Injuries
“How do they know the load limits on bridges? They drive bigger and bigger trucks over until it breaks,...
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Strength Training – Alternatives for the Pandemic
It may just be my imagination, but it seems to me that more and more runners over the past...
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Weight for It……
Every once in a while, a scientific paper is released examining that a conventional wisdom or assumption that just...
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Update on Jumper’s (Downhill Runner’s) Knee
It’s been more than two decades since I explored what was known then about the condition “patellar tendinopathy” –...
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Perspective – Revisited
Two events over the past couple of months got me thinking about an article I wrote for this series...
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Too Much Medicine
The current issue of the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy includes an interesting commentary on a topic...
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A Cautionary Tale
More than 25 years ago, I offered a commentary on the subject of young children running long distances [TC...
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Runner’s Knee – The Latest
Runner’s Knee – technically known most commonly as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) – remains the most common ailment affecting...
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Regional Interdependence
I’m always amused when my (or any) profession comes out with a new term that essentially describes a concept...
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A Sure Thing
Benjamin Franklin is usually credited with one of history’s most famous quotes: “…in this world nothing can be said...
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Update on Running Mechanics
Much of the theory behind the common approaches to evaluating, and addressing, what we believe are the biomechanical causes...
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What now?
As I write this, a serious controversy is raging in several parts of the country, particularly the Northwest, as...