As a lifelong competitive distancer runner, I find that most runners run themselves out of running, especially if they are older or beyond 50.
By not listening to their bodies, runners allow a minor ache or pain to transform into a full injury that forces a significant break from running and training at any age.
Instead of listening to early signs of injury, runners find ways to train AROUND their symptoms. Tactics like decreasing mileage, spacing runs out, and taking arbitrary days off are all used in hopes to magically fix aches and pains.
Toss in a few stretches you learned online, some ice, or maybe heat, and you're good go, right? Maybe you think it's a quick shoe change, but what you’re really looking at a runner who’s spiraling into the depths of injury.
The tactics above rarely work, but I see them consistently abused by so many athletes. The downward spiral extends not only the length of an injury but also the severity.
What does this mean? An injury that would otherwise heal in a few days or a week often lingers for months or longer. The final result is a frustrated runner who either continues to run in pain or is sitting on the sidelines praying to run again.
That’s why the Smart Injury Recovery Plan for Fast and Fit Over 50 is so important. It provides runners a step-by-step process to not only recognize injuries early but a system to get back to training and running faster once the injury has progressed.
While the Smart Injury Recovery Plan provides you the steps to recover, one outstanding issue remains. To truly heal and prevent future injuries, you need to fix the imbalances that caused the injury.
That's why Smart Injury Recovery Plan gives you everything you need to train smarter, run faster, and prevent injuries..