#1013 Worst thing about walk run routine after running injury

The Walk-Run Routine is likely the most overprescribed and least understood plan for returning to running after an overtraining injury like a metatarsal stress fracture for a plantar plate sprain.

But the commutative forces that result from that specific routine may put your foot at unnecessary risk of re-injury. Understanding how and why those unique stresses happen may help you make better decisions about your first few runs after you feel your stress fracture or plantar plate sprain has healed enough to resume running.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about the worst thing about walk run routine after running injury.

#1007 Suffering solution is different with running injury

Runners glorify the suffering needed to keep moving in spite of pain. And the payoff is almost always increased fitness, and improvements and mental fortitude for endurance. Think about the works we use to describe running and training for endurance events:  Enter the Pain Cave!  Glorious suffering.  Embrace the suck.  Surviving a work out.  The […]

#998 Is it normal for a fracture to be visible on x-ray after 50 days?

Is it normal for a fracture to be visible on my x-ray after 50 days? Well, that is a great question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     Hussein asked me a really interesting question. He said, “I fractured my tibia and fibula. Is it […]

#997 How do cushy running shoes cause stress fractures?

How do cushy running shoes cause stress fractures in the foot? Well, that is a great question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     If you have a high arched foot that is prone to getting stress fractures, a podiatrist may have told you that […]

#996 Worst advice ever from a doctor

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about the worst advice ever from a doctor.     If you are watching this, you are probably a runner, number one, and you probably have some kind of injury and if you have seen a doctor, I am very curious to know what the […]

#995 Can 5% incline take stress off tibial stress fracture?

Can a 5% incline on your treadmill reduce the stress on a tibial stress fracture? Well, that is a great question, and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.   👉 Need a complete plan to heal your stress fracture and keep your fitness?Click here for the full […]

#994 Is pain and fear normal after 4th metatarsal stress fracture?

Is pain and fear normal after a fourth metatarsal stress fracture? Well, that is a good question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     Today’s question comes from Priscilla, and Priscilla was watching a video called “Proof you do not have to stop running with […]

#993 Did your doctor tell you stop running after a stress fracture?

Did your doctor ever tell you to stop running after a stress fracture? Well, I hope not, but if so, this episode might be for you because that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     I have heard lots of different things that runners tell me their […]

#992 Does stress response equal RIP To VO2 Max?

Does a stress response equal rest in peace to my VO2 max? Well, that is a good question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     Today’s episode comes from a question and not really a comment on the Doc On The Run YouTube channel and […]

#991 Convert your off-season routine to your overtraining recovery routine

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about why you should convert your off-season training program to your recovery program when you have a stress fracture.     Just this morning I was on a coaching call with a runner who is recovering from a stress fracture and stress fractures are very […]