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Why I am Grateful I Was Injured This Summer

Sep2

Why I am Grateful I Was Injured This Summer

Is blogging even a thing any more? I always said I would keep up blogging as long as I loved it. What I wasn’t anticipating is that I would stop having time for it. Let me rephrase that differently – where I stopped making it priority, even though I loved it. I will always love… Read More…

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Filed Under: Top PostsTagged With: injury, plantar, running injurySeptember 2, 2019

Killing Achilles Tenosynovitis

Dec30

Killing Achilles Tenosynovitis

This week will mark almost 2 months of no running for me. Well, let me qualify that – 2 months of not training hard. I have been running, but I have not been able to just leave the house, find a trail and GO. Trust me, it is absolutely nothing of my own doing! Why… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: achilles tenosynovitis, climbing, running injury, snowboarding, therapy, trigger point acupuncture, yogaDecember 30, 2013

Dynamic Warm Ups

Oct11

Apparently you guys have shin splints. I understand your pain. This week, I have a wretched knee injury which came from too much trail running and too little stretching; a small little nudge from my knee went very quickly from “It’s nothing” to “OMGIamdying” pain in short order. My bad. So I have been proofing the… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: dynamic warmup, running injuryOctober 11, 2012

Injured?

Aug23

Injured?

I have been getting some emails lately regarding injury, especially related to running. It is unavoidable if you are engaged in a sport, especially if you are just starting out or are increasing your training volume or intensity. But there is a bright side to injury. After last cross country season, I had an IT… Read More…

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Filed Under: TrainingTagged With: foam roller, it band, pinacle health and fitness, running injury, two fold healingAugust 23, 2012

MY NEXT RACE:

Seattle Half Marathon | Burlington, ON | November 2018

Hi, I'm Jessica and this is my endurance sport blog where I share my training, races and sports nutrition. New here? Feel free to learn more about me here and if you are looking for a place to start, check out my popular posts.

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