How to prevent running injuries
So often in the clinic I see patients limping in the front door with calf and achilles strains in the first six weeks of running training. These patients have undertaken the cliché of “running too fast, too long, too early". Check out how I can help you reach the start line and prevent injuries in the process.
23/10/2012
Summer is traditionally the busy season for treating “weekend warriors” trying to peak for upcoming half and full marathons. I have run six half marathons, so I know a bit about running training principles… and even more about the overuse injuries received from running!
I can help you reach the start line and prevent injuries in the process.
I can create a Personalised Target Plan for you, after completing a thorough assessment of your health and state of fitness.
If you have trained correctly over a minimum 12-16 week time frame for your first half marathon and 16-26 weeks for a marathon you will have achieved a level of ‘base fitness’ in which you will often just need deep tissue massage and acupuncture to release muscular trigger points in tired legs – tired legs suffering overuse from training sessions lasting between two to four hours.
So often in the clinic I see patients limping in the front door with calf and achilles strains in the first six weeks of training. These patients have undertaken the cliché of “running too fast, too long, too early:.
My recommendation for running training is to include a mixture of long slow runs in the weekend to build up endurance. Throwing away the stopwatch and running at a ‘conversation pace’ is a good idea for these runs.
During the week, shorter quicker runs should be undertaken to build up leg speed. Often the ‘3 times a week’ runner will incorporate a ‘recovery’ run which involves a distance and speed in between the long run and short run. The emphasis on this session is to run ‘comfortably puffed’ which allows the athlete to recover from the long run and set you up for the quick run later in the week.
I can create a Personalised Target Plan that will help you achieve your goals of reaching the start line injury free and able to complete the race just how you planned.
Just give me a call and we can arrange a time to complete an assessment and discuss your goals.
I can help you reach the start line and prevent injuries in the process.
I can create a Personalised Target Plan for you, after completing a thorough assessment of your health and state of fitness.
If you have trained correctly over a minimum 12-16 week time frame for your first half marathon and 16-26 weeks for a marathon you will have achieved a level of ‘base fitness’ in which you will often just need deep tissue massage and acupuncture to release muscular trigger points in tired legs – tired legs suffering overuse from training sessions lasting between two to four hours.
So often in the clinic I see patients limping in the front door with calf and achilles strains in the first six weeks of training. These patients have undertaken the cliché of “running too fast, too long, too early:.
My recommendation for running training is to include a mixture of long slow runs in the weekend to build up endurance. Throwing away the stopwatch and running at a ‘conversation pace’ is a good idea for these runs.
During the week, shorter quicker runs should be undertaken to build up leg speed. Often the ‘3 times a week’ runner will incorporate a ‘recovery’ run which involves a distance and speed in between the long run and short run. The emphasis on this session is to run ‘comfortably puffed’ which allows the athlete to recover from the long run and set you up for the quick run later in the week.
I can create a Personalised Target Plan that will help you achieve your goals of reaching the start line injury free and able to complete the race just how you planned.
Just give me a call and we can arrange a time to complete an assessment and discuss your goals.
