Marathon: Race Day Nutrition and Hydration Strategies
When there is 1 week to go until race day, it is important to make sure you have your hydration and fuel strategy thought out. Fuel is key to a successful marathon experience, as we want to make sure we are adequately hydrated and can sustain running the 13.1 or 26.2 distance with enough calories, […]
Marathon: Injury, Training Error, and Return to Running
At this point in your full/ half marathon training, you may be experiencing some aches and pains. Often 3-4 weeks out from race day is when you will hit peak milage and unfortunately balancing training load and recovery becomes difficult, which may lead to a musculoskeletal related injury. An injury constitutes a restriction or halt […]
Marathon: Strength Training for Stability, Part Two
An important aspect of strength and resistance training is progressively increasing load, intensity, or duration in order to increase strength, hypertrophy and adapt to demands. If you have been doing resistance-based exercises for several weeks now (see Part 1) and are noticing improvement in your ability to complete the recommended set and reps it may […]
Marathon: Strength Training for Stability, Part One
In order to stay healthy and keep your body strong and able to sustain the workload of marathon training it is a good idea to add some strength training into your weekly routine. If you are not currently doing strength or resistance training now is a critical time to start and make sure you are […]
Marathon: Training Physiology and the Importance of the Long Run
If you look at the weeks and months ahead in your selected marathon or half marathon training plan, you will see weekly mileage totals and distance runs become greater and longer. It can be intimidating to look at the mileage and increased workload. Maybe you think to yourself, “How will I ever be able to […]
Marathon: Picking the right SHOES
Invest in well-fitted running shoes. Running shoes are not everyday sneakers, and they are specifically designed to support your specific foot type and training load. I recommend starting by going to a local running store to get the best fit, selection, and advice for your specific needs. Most consultants at a local running store will […]
Marathon: The Training Plan
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Congratulations! You have signed up for a marathon, ideally, your upcoming race is about 5- 6 months out, September – October 2023, so you will be able to give yourself plenty of time to train accordingly, 16-22 weeks. One of the most common causes of a running injury is […]
ApexNetwork Physical Therapy Sponsors the Belleville Main Street Marathon
ApexNetwork Physical Therapy is the proud platinum sponsor for this year’s Belleville Main Street Marathon. Leading up to the race on September 30th, 2023, we will be sharing information on how to train, injury prevention while training, running biomechanics, and many other topics to ensure a safe and effective event for participants of all experience […]
