The hips are key for running. Unfortunately, many runners suffer from hip pain–especially women who have had babies. In most cases, you do not want to run with hip pain. I share how to prevent hip pain in runners, and what to do if you suffer from hip pain when running. Talk with many female … Read more
Six weeks after starting The Mother Runners, I got injured. I tore my hamstring in a marathon build-up with the goal of qualifying for the Olympic Trials Marathon. I trained and raced with my hurt leg because I wanted to shoot my shot. I took more than a year off to recover. Then about a … Read more
After childbirth, it’s become more common to think about the strength of your pelvic floor. After all, the pelvic floor, the muscles that hold up the contents of your pelvis and have been working overtime for nine months. But this work can lead to weak pelvic floor muscles and also tight pelvic floor muscles which … Read more
I have re-discovered an incredible recovery tool for runners—massage. With all the high-tech physical therapy techniques out there from STEM to needling to ultrasound to injections, we often forget about the big-time benefits of massage for runners. And I am talking about real massage with real hands, not massage guns (though there are benefits of … Read more
When I tore my hamstring in 2019 while training for a marathon, it didn’t occur to me until much later that sleep deprivation may have led to my running injury. Now research is supporting that sleep for athletes is crucial for injury prevention. In the summer of 2019, my mileage doubled from about 50 miles … Read more
From 2019 to 2022, I was in a running injury cycle. I tore my hamstring and soon after recovering from injury, I tore my plantar fascia. Now that I have returned to running, I have an immense fear of reinjury (aka injury paranoia). I am aware of every little ache and pain (also called a … Read more
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