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How to Bulletproof Your Running for Strength and Resilience

Running is a fantastic way to stay active, boost your cardiovascular health, and clear your mind. Whether you’re a casual jogger or a dedicated marathon runner, you’ve probably heard that running can be tough on your body. Contrary to what some may think, running alone doesn’t significantly increase bone density, muscular strength, or tendon resiliency. …

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Understanding and Preventing Bone Stress Injuries in Runners

Picture this– you have been religiously training the past six months to compete in the most important race of the year. You’ve been waking up at 5:00am and going to sleep at midnight just to balance training, work/school, social activities, meal prep, and the daily household chores. You’re holding it together at the moment, but …

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Summer Runners with GOALS: Conquer Your Peaks and Keep Going with ESWT!

Let the summer running season begin! Do you have a goal race on your calendar? How about multiple races back-to-back? Many of our clients here at Runners’ Edge Alaska are facing the challenge of competing in a series of races without enough time to recover fully. This constant cycle can lead to sport-related injuries and …

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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy’s Role in Treating Grumpy Tendons

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, commonly called “Shockwave Therapy” or ESWT, is commonly used to accelerate or improve healing in tendon and other soft-tissue conditions. Have you ever had a tendon injury that reoccurs more than you’d like it to? Can you tolerate the pain and decide to run on it anyway? Does it ever get to …

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Perfect your running mechanics + 3 of the absolute BEST exercises for runners!

Learn how to perfect your running mechanics and 3 of the absolute BEST exercises for runners! Natalie Snyder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, our sports PT specialist, is here to help make this running season your best yet! Keep reading!  Sound Familiar? THE CLIENT >> I just run for exercise. I am training for a 10K, …

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An Athlete’s Guide to Preventing Shin Splints

Our Athlete Ambassadors are go-getters. They know through trial-and-error what they need to perform their best. Kaylee Wilcox, is here to share with you her guide to preventing shin splints.  Speaking as someone who gets shin splints VERY easily, springtime can be a daunting season when it comes to running. The typical skier hands up …

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Pizza and Beer May Actually Do You Some Good: The Recipe For Athletic Success

Can pizza and beer help you prevent injury? In a round-about way, YES.  We hear all the time how hard elite athletes work. But what about the time they put into recovery? Just as important, and usually even harder for an athlete to include in a training plan is a 4 letter word… R-E-S-T.  Runners’ Edge …

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