Being an 80’s baby, I am a fan of hair bands, tending more towards Def Leppard and Guns and Roses. Another well known group, Cinderella wrote a song called ‘Don’t know what you got (till it’s gone)’. Written as an ode to love, which generally refers to interpersonal relationships, it can also be applied to those habits, of which running is one, that make life a lot more fun than it would be otherwise. I…
If you are one of my clients or running partners or really anyone that spends a significant amount of time around me, you know that I am SUPER particular about my running socks. I have severe running sock issues. Probably my biggest pet peeve is when my sock slips down in my shoe and despite running sock brands promising no slip, this tends to always happen. I can’t stand it. In fact I can’t stand…
A lot can change in a year. With two decades of running under my belt, I have had quite the string of races connected with miles of training to ensure that I am continuously striving to better my capabilities. Up until this past year, I have experienced only mild brushes with injury and been blessed with an unbelievably long time of uninterrupted strong running. Then 2016 happened….
This post was written by Natalie Smith. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to write a preview or recap your running experiences as well! The views in this post do not necessarily reflect those of Run Oregon. One lady’s journey to and from running and maybe back again someday… All runners have heard it at least once before: “don’t over train or you’ll get hurt.” I know I…
I know, I got it backwards from the standard iteration. It basically sums up where I am right now in regards to my running. I ended up straining my calf bad enough to follow the advice of some of my more experienced friends and take a little time off. As I understand it, when I pulled my right calf at the Y2K Half, I may not have taken enough time off to heal, making the…
I had a nagging case of (left) Achilles tendinitis for a good part of 2015, which I think dated back to around the time of the Rum Run (aka the world’s longest 10K race). It never got severe enough to inhibit my running, and most of the time it didn’t even hurt me while running. At most, I would feel twinges for a couple of minutes. It was, however, tender to the touch, and definitely…
When you have been training long enough, you begin to take your fitness for granted. The ability to traverse a certain distance, at a certain speed, is not a question, but a given. As I headed to Forest Grove from McMinnville, enjoying the beautiful back roads on a chilly January morning, I had no idea I was about to get a rude wake up call. I have attended the Y2K event for years now, in…
Dr. Alice Holland DPT is Director of Stride Strong Physical Therapy in Sellwood, Portland, an outpatient physical therapy clinic dedicated to servicing runners’ needs. Running injuries are sometimes worn like a badge of honor for a lot of runners. To some, injuries imply long mileage, hard work, sweat, and dedication to the sport. But what most runners don’t realize is you can treat a lot of these injuries quickly with at-home remedies for immediate pain…
Since I started running at the beginning of 2011, I haven’t gone more than 10 days without running, until now. My last run was the Turkeython…. I’ve had a nagging bout of Achilles tendinitis since May; it comes and goes, and hasn’t really affected my ability to run, but it’s consistently failed the “pinch test.” I finally decided to take a break to get rid of the tendinitis – a decision affirmed by my new…
I had an interesting day when I suffered my first real running injury, back in 2007. The year prior, I’d been thinking about trying the Timberline Marathon, and I decided to go for it that year. It was fun to see the looks on a couple friend’s faces when they spied me on the shuttle bus before the start. Runners started one at a time to avoid congestion on the trail, and I felt great on the first…
