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Should I Run This Race or Not? avoid running injuries injury prevention for runners knee pain from running running with pain Aug 25, 2025

"Should I Run This Race or Not?" 

A Guide to Making the Decision Safely

As a running physical therapist and run coach, I get this question a lot. 

The hardest time to answer this question is when I'm first meeting someone with pain from running and they're hoping for this simple yes or no answe...

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(And how it helps you run faster, stay healthier, and avoid the injury cycle)

I wish I could tell you there's one magic exercise, one perfect running form cue, or one secret training hack that guarantees you'll never get injured.

The reality is that when a runner tells me they have knee, hip, f...

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How to Fix Runner's Knee Pain injury prevention for runners knee injury recovery knee pain knee pain from running knee pain treatment knee strengthening exercises patellofemoral pain syndrom return to run program runner's knee running solutions running with knee pain Apr 20, 2025

 

Remedies for Runner’s Knee

Knee pain is the #1 most common running-related injury, and the most frequent type of knee pain occurs at or around the front of the knee cap. This is known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) — and it accounts for up to 62% of knee pain in runners!


How Can You T...

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