We are now getting into the real cold days of winter and it’s becoming harder and harder to train consistently. Problems include terrible footing, cold skin, and frozen lungs? According to some runners (and non-runners) it is dangerous to train in the cold because the air could freeze your lungs. Is this true? The good […]

The best way to treat an achilles or hamstring injury may not be ice or ibuprofen, but rather sticking needles into your body. According to a recent study, there is a scientific basis for believing that acupuncture alters the body’s perception of pain. Acupuncture has always been a little hard for me to understand. How […]

There are many muscles that are important for running, including quads, hamstrings, and calves. However, an often overlooked muscle is the glute. The glute, or butt muscle, is actually made up of three different muscles: the gluteus maximus muscle, gluteus medius muscle and gluteus minimus muscle. If any of these muscles malfunction, running will become […]

As summer begins to fade away, we runners are reluctantly saying goodbye to warm sunny day runs. For the next few months, it will be a real treat to be able to run with the sun shining on us. In fact, runners who train early in the morning or after work will have to get […]