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How I Injured Myself Running

 



DON'T BE LIKE ME

I felt amazing! I was excited to see what my new “post-40’s” PR would be. Then it happened. At mile 11 of the Half, I felt a tearing sensation in the bottom of my left foot. “Crap! I may have torn my plantar fascia,” I thought. (It ended up being my Peroneal Tendon I had torn). I remember thinking, “It may not be totally torn yet. Maybe you should walk it out to the finish.” But, I was so close! The rest of me felt so good! AND I knew walking would only prolong the time before I could stop & rest it. (No, totally bailing & calling a for help NEVER crossed my mind ) So, I limped to the finish. Switching weight from one part of my foot onto another every few minutes. After crossing the finish line, there was no weight it would accept. “ME?!” I thought, “I’m the one who knows better. I’m the one that preaches prevention & keeps Olympic runners in the race. How did I injure myself?!” So, what went wrong? I blame 3 things: ❌ The Obvious - Not training the way I ended up running that day. I had been mostly run/walking my training miles with a friend to help her train. I hadn’t done many continuous long runs up to that point. ❌ Not Doing the Groundwork - I preach it… but I didn’t do it myself! I knew I had imbalances, but I didn’t take the time to manage them. I was running on an asymmetrical body. ❌Improper Heel Strike - I took the lazy route. I tell people to use their left leg more & be sure to allow the L heel to sense the ground. I was good at that… but my body wasn’t following suit (see cause #2). I was landing on my left leg without FULLY being over my left leg. LAZY. THIS is why, of all the things my “subpar training” could have affected, it was that left foot that went. Moral of the story? Don’t be like THAT me. PREpare, PREvent and stay ahead of your injuries. Learn from me… don’t take the lazy route. We will cover this and so much more in my Virtual Running Longevity Course! Live sessions start the week of April 10th. Recorded pre-learning all through March.

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