-
Recent Posts
Tags
Athlete California Championships Cross Country Skiing Cross Training Dave Dunham Depression Diet Dion Snowshoes Empire State Building Events Fitness Health Hill Running Illness Los Angeles Massachusetts Mountain Running National Championships New Hampshire Newsletters Oregon Race Raw Road Race Running Skyscraper Snow Snowshoe Stairclimbing Strength Training Studies Tabata Trail Running Training Travel Uphill Upright Rowing Vegan Vegetarian Vermont Vertical Video Weight Loss WinterCategories
- Adventures
- Commentary
- Diet Tips
- Events
- Getting Started
- Health
- In The News
- Innovations
- Interviews
- Left Field
- Newsletters
- Nutrition
- People
- Plant Powered Athletes
- Presentations
- Products I Recommend
- Race Previews
- Race Reports
- Racing
- Rants
- Raw on The Road
- Raw Restaurant Reviews
- Recipes
- Running Tips
- Scientific Studies
- The Journey
- Tips & Tricks
- Training
- Uncategorized
Archives
- April 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- September 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- March 2009
- October 2008
- September 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
Meta
Tag Archives: Injury
How to Eliminate ‘Runner’s Knee’ Pain
Today I want to share my success story in dealing with ‘runner’s knee’ pain. Many runners experience pain and swelling in the knee after long runs or high mileage increases. The most common cause of this pain is a condition known as patellofemoral syndrome, more commonly known as runner’s knee. This pain is caused by the knee cap rubbing on the sides of the femoral groove (at the base of the femur bone). This rubbing causes swelling and inflammation. Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Running Tips, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Athlete, Femur, High Mileage, Inflammation, Injuries, Injury, Knee Cap, Knee Pain, Knee Strap, Patellar Tendon Strap, Runner's Knee, Running, Swelling, Training
1 Comment
Winter Running Tips to Keep You Safe, Warm and Happy
Now that my injuries are healing up I’m back out there running in the cold. It’s hard enough to get yourself started again after a layoff, but doing so when the days are short, cold and dark can be a real challenge. I find that the hardest part of running (or any type of training) in the Winter is getting yourself out the door. Here are some tips to get you out there in the worst weather with a smile on your face. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tips, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Accident, Cross Country Skiing, Ice, Injury, Nordic Skiing, Roads, Running, Snow, Tips, Trail Running, Training, Vermont, Video, Winter
3 Comments
Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times – March 22nd, 2008
A good soldier will march all day long for the right leader or cause. If you were to ask them if they minded the monotony and physical labor of such a task, I’m sure they would almost all respond with “yes, I mind”. But a good soldier does what they are supposed to do, even when it bothers, exhausts or frightens them. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Events, In The News, Newsletters, Presentations, Race Reports, Racing, Raw on The Road, Raw Restaurant Reviews, Training
Tagged Albany, Athlete, Championships, Empire State Building, Events, Injury, New York, New York City, Presentations, Race, Raw, Recovery, Running, Skyscraper, Snowshoe, Stairclimbing, Training, Travel, Vermont, Vertical, Video
Leave a comment
Northern Vermont SnOWshoe Championships
In the 3 months that I’ve been in Vermont, I’ve done very little exploring in the state. So when a qualifier for the US Snowshoe Championships was scheduled for Smugglers Notch Ski Area in northern Vermont, I thought this would be a great opportunity to get reacquainted with my home state. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Race Reports, Racing, The Journey
Tagged Dion Snowshoes, Hill Running, Injury, Mountain Running, National Championships, Race, Running, Snow, Snowshoe, Trail Running, Uphill, Vermont, Winter
Leave a comment
Rollerblading to Prevent Injury
My warmup for the Southern California Masters Track Championships starts the day before the event. Instead of overdoing it on the road or trails, I incorporate some cross-training in the form of rollerblading. Yes, I said rollerblading. It’s a great way to reduce impact and repetitive stress injuries and build cardiovascular endurance and leg strength. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tips, Training
Tagged California, Cross Training, Injury, Rollerblading, Track, Venice
Leave a comment
New training strategy – a 5k race every weekend
Oh, the joys of being injured… Since the vast majority of my training is uphill (due to runner’s knee), I very rarely if ever get any speed work done. The fastest that I can run up my normal 10% to 14% slopes is just a hair under an 8 minute mile, which is almost three minutes slower per mile than the marathon pace I need to hit to qualify for the Olympic trials… Continue reading
Uphill Battle with Injury
The knee injuries I sustained during the Catalina Half Marathon have forced me to shift my training and my perspective. Is it possible to turn an injury into a blessing and create a new training method that is better than what I had been doing? Is constant vertical running the answer? Continue reading
L.A. Marathon Spectator
Running a marathon has never been tops on my list, but as this project has evolved the gold standard of distance running seems to be my destiny. Unfortunately, I’ve been sidelined with a knee injury. Instead of moping about and feeling sorry for myself I decided to offer my support to runners in the race… Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing, The Journey, Training
Tagged Athlete, California, Injury, Inspirational, Los Angeles, Marathon, Race
Leave a comment