Tag Archives: chronic injury

Running technique analysis: Case Study Part 3 (Achilles injury sufferer)

Running technique analysis: Case Study Part 3 (Achilles injury sufferer)

In part 1 and 2 of this series we looked at two phases of the running stride – initial contact and mid-stance – and their influence on Achilles injury for our Case Study – GAA footballer Myles Conway. Today we will be looking at a part of the running stride called ‘terminal stance’ consisting of…

Myths: cross-training is beneficial for running and chronic injury

Myths: cross-training is beneficial for running and chronic injury

When I was reading the last edition of “Running Times“, one of the most serious running publications out there with a host of contributors with an appreciable understanding of running as a sport, rather than a side-show, a few things stuck out to me in the otherwise excellent article “Decoding the signals” by Linda Flanagan.…

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