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What a pain in the IT band (how I erased it with PT exercises)

The thought had never occurred to me that there might be injuries that copious rest wouldn’t fix. Continue reading

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How to get hurt while being an athletic supporter: Shamrock Shuffle edition

All my hopes of being able to run the 2010 Bank of American Shamrock Shuffle were dashed after my most recent visit to the podiatrist. “Don’t even walk it,” he warned me. (He knows by now what a stubborn person I can be.) So I heeded his advice – and recalled the line from the movie Grease: “If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.” Continue reading

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Filed under Injuries, Races, Shamrock Shuffle, Sprained ankle, Stress fracture