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How Long Does It Take To Recover From A Marathon?
You’ve crossed the finish line, collected your medal, and maybe even ugly-cried with joy—congrats, marathoner! But before you start...

Jordan Metcalf
Apr 234 min read
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How To Create A Marathon Pace Strategy
So, you’ve put on your big shot shoes and decided to run a marathon with a time goal. Go you! If your plan is to run a 3:55:00 marathon...

Jordan Metcalf
Mar 274 min read
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How Long Does It Take To Get Better at Running Long Distance?
How do you go from finishing a marathon to hitting a marathon PR? If your enjoyment of running isn’t dependent on improving your...

Jordan Metcalf
Jan 305 min read
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What is Zone 2 Cardio?
The guy who won the marathon that you just raced is running his easy runs slower than you are. I said this to one of the runners that I...

Jordan Metcalf
Jan 135 min read
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Tibial Stress Fracture: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
As a runner, you know the hunger for pushing your limits. The feeling of pushing past what you thought your body could do is...

Jordan Metcalf
Dec 5, 20247 min read
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Achilles Tendon Pain with Running: Three Common Culprits and How to Address Them
Achilles tendon pain with running is super common, rivaling knee discomfort as the top complaint I encounter in my clinic. But here's the...

Jordan Metcalf
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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How To Treat Patellar Tendinopathy
If you’ve ever tried to go up stairs the day after a long run and gotten a sudden intense pain in the front of your knee, you might know...

Jordan Metcalf
Oct 1, 20245 min read
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IT Band Recovery Time: How To Recover Faster
If the first question that a runner asks is “can I still run?” the second question is almost always “will this get better by the time I...

Jordan Metcalf
Jul 15, 20246 min read
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Treating Plantar Fasciitis in Runners
As a runner, you're no stranger to aches and pains. But when your heel feels like it's trapped in a medieval torture device with each...

Jordan Metcalf
Jun 7, 20244 min read
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5 Signs That You Should See a Physical Therapist: Marathon Training Edition
A question that I see frequently on running group forums or hear from runners that I know is “should I go see a physical therapist?”...

Jordan Metcalf
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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How to Know If You're Ready to Run
Has this ever been you when you're trying to convince someone that you are ready to start running again after an injury? Hey, we’ve all...

Jordan Metcalf
Jan 8, 20243 min read
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Is Running Gait Analysis Worth It?
The concept of running gait analysis is sexy, there I said it! The idea that you can come into a lab with some sports science-y data...

Jordan Metcalf
Dec 11, 20235 min read
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Marathon Recovery: Four Tips to Help You Get it Right
You did it! Whether you feel like this after the race: Or like this: It’s time to recover. Let’s take a lesson from experience. I had a...

Jordan Metcalf
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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Taper Tips: 6 Tips to Help You Nail Your Race Training Taper
It’s taper time! My fiancée is running her 5th marathon this November, and it’s always exciting when she makes it to taper time healthy....

Jordan Metcalf
Oct 2, 20234 min read
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Running Fast and Slow: Understanding Energy Systems to Help You Run Faster
If you’ve ever used an online run training program like Garmin or Hal Higdon, you know that when you set your race goal pace, the easy...

Jordan Metcalf
Aug 8, 20233 min read
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Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy in Runners
Why do runners get hamstring tendinopathy? Few runners that I work with who run greater than 3 miles complain of hamstring soreness after...

Jordan Metcalf
May 30, 20233 min read
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How Strength Training Can Make You a Better Runner
Whenever I bring up strength training (ST) with runners, they all typically agree that it’s important. Some of them are actively doing...

Jordan Metcalf
Apr 27, 20235 min read
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What is "IT band syndrome" And How Do You Fix It?
The iliotibial band (ITB) is sort of like the long snapper on a football team. If you don’t already know, the job of the long snapper is...

Jordan Metcalf
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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5 Things Runners Need to Know About Achilles Tendinopathy
If you’ve ever had an injury to your achilles tendon, you probably know why they call extremely difficult or impossible tasks your...

Jordan Metcalf
Mar 1, 20234 min read
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5 Tips to Help You Stay Healthy During Your Marathon/Half Marathon Training
*Click* …And just like that, you signed yourself up for a race… That’s awesome! Running a race can be daunting, especially if it is your...

Jordan Metcalf
Jan 10, 20235 min read
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