Category: Stretching

• 5 Ways High School(and all) Runners Can Get Injured While Training in the Summer (And How to Avoid Them)

  

  Summer is the perfect time for high school runners to build their base for the fall cross country season. With school out and the days long, it is an excellent opportunity to log some serious miles. However, with this training come certain risks. Injuries can derail even the most promising seasons if runners aren’t careful.…

  Joe Carei

  June 6, 2024

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• Are You Ready? Top 10 List for Training.

  

  As you are starting to train for your next cross country season, racing season or fall marathon, you probably ask yourself, “Am I ready?”. After 4 decades of coaching I have found that the best way to answer that question is to make a list.   In the spirit of David Letterman, here is my…

  Joe Carei

  June 26, 2023

  Fitness, Flexibility, Mental Health, running, Sport Psychology, Strength for runners, Stretching, Training, Uncategorized

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• Is Stretching a Bad Word for Runners?

  

  Why is stretching a bad word in the running world today?  I can remember, our high school track mentor, Coach Pierantozzi would stress the importance of flexibility and we needed to stretch, before our workouts.  We would do a 30 count stretch; hurdle, toe touches, left right middle and so on.   As I moved…

  Joe Carei

  March 10, 2023

  Fitness, Flexibility, Physiology, running, Sport Psychology, Stretching, Training

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