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Running With Pain: How to Modify Your Runs for Hip, Knee, Shin, and Foot Pain
Feeling something on your runs doesn't automatically mean you're injured. Here's how to shift load away from a sore hip, knee, shin, or foot, and the pain signs that mean it's time to see a PT.

Nick Klastava
Sep 27


Running Nutrition Questions Answered: Carbs, Ferritin, Burnout, and Your First Marathon
We tackled your running nutrition questions with sports dietitian Stevie Lyn Smith: long run carbs, ferritin, burnout, first marathon fueling, and weight cuts.

Nick Klastava
Sep 25


Strength Training for Master Runners: What Changes After 40 (and How to Train Around It)
Why runners over 40 need different strength training, and 3 science-backed lifting adjustments to protect speed, power, and longevity.

Natalie LaMendola
Sep 6


Strength Training for Runners: What Actually Matters and What Does Not
Strength training for runners, explained by running PT Natalie LaMendola. The five movement patterns, session structure, masters priorities, and injury myths.

Nick Klastava
Sep 3


Masters Running: How to Train Smarter (Not Less) After 40
What actually changes in your running after 40, and how to build your master's training block around it. The science on recovery, strength, and staying fast past 40.

Nick Klastava
Aug 30


Bone Health for Female Runners: The Warning Signs That Show Up Before the Stress Fracture
PT Dr. Lisbeth Hoyt on stress fracture warning signs, estrogen and bone density, postpartum running, and why sleep and fueling are the first red flags she looks for.

Nick Klastava
Aug 20


IT Band Syndrome: Your IT Band Isn't "Tight" (and Foam Rolling Won't Fix It)
Foam rolling your IT band isn't going to fix anything. Here's what's actually causing that outside-of-the-knee pain, and the PT-backed way to get rid of it for good.

Natalie LaMendola
Jul 29


Carbon Plate Running Shoes: Do They Cause Injuries? A Coach's Guide to Racing Fast and Staying Healthy
Carbon-plated super shoes can shave minutes off your marathon time but the same technology that makes you faster quietly raises your risk of stress fractures, Achilles issues, and plantar fasciitis. Here's the science behind the speed, the injury risks nobody talks about, and the exact protocol we use with our athletes to get faster without breaking down.

Andrew Cantor
Jul 12


Why Every Runner Should Become a Multi-Sport Athlete
Running may be your first love, but it doesn't have to be your only one. Here's why embracing a multi-sport athlete mindset — cross-training, strength work, and seasonal variety protects your body, expands your community, and keeps movement joyful.

Nick Klastava
Jun 11


Injury Management 101
Nearly 80–90% of runners get injured at some point but most injuries are preventable, and rest alone isn't the answer. Learn the injury management essentials every runner needs: active rehab, smart load management, and how to return to running without ending up hurt again.

Nick Klastava
Jun 11


Sleep: The OG Performance Enhancer
You put in the work on your runs — but the adaptations happen while you sleep. Here's why rest is the most underrated tool in your training, and how to make your horizontal hours actually count.

Jaci Schuerholz
Jun 10


The Importance of Strength Training as a Runner
A quick guide to how strength training can help you as a runner.

Natalie LaMendola
May 31


How Much Running Is Too Much? A Paradigm Shift in Running Injury Risks
How Much Running Is Too Much? What a 5,200-Runner Study Reveals About Injury Risk For decades, runners have been taught that overuse injuries are a slow burn. The body breaks down little by little, the story goes, until one day your Achilles flares or your IT band revolts. But what if that story is wrong? A study out of Aarhus University is poking a hole in the old narrative, and it's a big one. With over 5,200 runners and more than half a million logged runs, this is the lar

Nick Klastava
May 27
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Real talk. Nerdy facts. Occasional sass.
We cover training, fueling and nutrition, injury and recovery, strength, racing, gear, and mindset, all backed by the actual science, not the internet's latest hot take.
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