SHOES

You need good shoes to run well and prevent injuries. These links provide background on the types of running shoes and how to determine what you might need. Check out the following link and then go to a specialty running shoe store and get fitted by an expert.

Shoes

WATER

Water is a nutrient too! Are you getting enough? See the following article at active.com.

Water

STRESS FRACTURES by Kevin Dopart

Stress fractures are a slight crack in a bone -- are often the result of overuse or repeated impacts on a hard surface. They are all too common with runners. One of our RFK runners was recently diagnosed with a foot stress fracture, so we thought it timely to highlight ways to avoid this type of injury. See the links below, but simply stated: don’t increase weekly or long-run mileage too quickly and wear shoes appropriate for your running style. I recommend (without benefit of a clinical study) keeping two or more different brands or models of running shoes in rotation. That is, switch from one pair to another on successive runs. The subtle changes in biomechanics may be sufficient to avoid repetitive motion injuries. Additionally, you should retire your shoes when they’ve accumulated somewhere between 300-500 miles. By the way, I had my first and only stress fracture twenty years ago . . . before implementing the alternative shoe approach and the year I put 800 miles on one pair of shoes.

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