March 27, 2007
PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Every once in a while we read on Pose Forums statements like: "well I'm doing everything I'm supposed to be doing but I still have aches and discomfort, and it doesn't feel right and I just don't understand what the problem is." It sounds like a dead end and I'm sure it must feel like a confusing dead end to what you thought was going to be a solution to your running related dilemmas. Now let's examine this situation. When you say "I'm doing everything I'm supposed to be doing" do you know for sure that you're doing everything the...
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March 20, 2007
RACING FOR THE FIRST TIME
First race brings many questions and uncertainties, lots of expectations and worries about your skills and an ability to be where you would like to be, concerns about which shoes you need to wear and the weather. Only one thing is certain - that everything is uncertain and the nagging question inside: “What to do and what to remember?” doesn’t let you find peace. Well, you should know – you are not alone experiencing this hectic condition, but knowing that won’t make you feel better. You’re still starving for knowledge and a desire to reduce unknown factors. First of all,...
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March 13, 2007
INJURY - RECOVERY AND MORE INJURY
"I have not been able to run for almost three months now with the ball of foot pain, sort of like a neuroma. I went to a physio and the thoughts were that it is not a neuroma and not a stress fracture. It remains a medical mystery. I had severe pain under the second metatarsal joint and paralysis of that toe. The whole thing started with a lot of arch pain and then settled into that extreme metatarsal pain. I have minimal arches to start with. The fifth metatarsal is also a bit sore, but not nearly as extreme."(Lynn)...
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March 07, 2007
MOTION CONTROL, STABILITY, CUSHIONING AND OTHER MYSTERIES ABOUT RUNNING SHOES.
Modern time shoe industry went a long way until this state-of-the-art running sneakers appeared on the market of starved runners as something people call "hope". It was not a hope about the design that could make you look good and fashionable and make you run faster. Maybe female runners were interested in it at some point, but only until it came to the question of running comfortable and safe, and injury free. It is from that point that a desire to have a nice looking shoe changed into a desire to have a shoe, that could protect runners from "unpredictable"...
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