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Podcast 68: PETER GILMORE NYC Half-Marathon preview interview

Posted August 4th, 2007 at 4:48 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Peter Gilmore 2006 ING NYC Marathon courtesy of NYRR Episode 68 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast features my interview with American marathoner PETER GILMORE as he prepares for tomorrows NYC Half-Marathon presented by Nike.

(Note: TFS’s LIVE coverage of the race will begin at 7am EST!)

Tomorrow’s race, which will be Peters first since the Boston Marathon, will feature one of the most competitive professional fields in recent distance running history, including: Haile Gebrselassie (who has never been defeated at this distance), World Marathon Majors leader Robert K. Cheruiyot, Hendrick Ramaala, Abdi Abdirahman and Alan Culpepper.

In the interview Peter talks about his battle with the plantar fasciitis that he developed in Boston, what it will take to race against this field of legends, shaking off the rust from his nearly four-month abstention from racing, getting to know and learning from Hendrick Ramaala, and jokes about his streak as the “Top American Finisher”.

Download the podcast to hear Peter discuss these topics, as well as, his special relationship with and love for NYC, his summer and fall training regimens, preparing and strategizing for this fall’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Peter Gilmore
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 13.6 MB
Length: 14:55

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ASK FLASH: Sore feet and … the dreaded Plantar Fascitis

Posted March 28th, 2007 at 6:05 PM by Joshua Flash Gordon

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Columns, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Ask Flash

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Feet, feet, and more feet. Pay attention to your feet my fellow runners.

Q. During my longer runs 1:30+ my feet hurt. It is not plantar related, but more of a dull sore pain all over the bottom of the foot when I strike. My shoes are broken in but not old enough to be broken down. What is this and is there anything I can do to alleviate the pain before, during or after my runs?
~Sore Feet from Philadelphia, PA

A. Do NOT neglect your feet. Feet require attention and can’t just be stuffed in a shoe and ignored. My best guess is that you need to strengthen your feet. Do you walk barefoot a lot? Have you tried exercises where you grab a towel with your toes, etc.? Do you stretch your feet? (see Yoga Toes)

I have worked really hard this winter to get my feet and core strong to lessen the effects of pounding. Thus far, it has made a huge difference. Core strength, foot strength, and stride efficiency can alleviate pounding and minimize foot pain. From my experience, ice baths and Epsom salt are both effective in keeping inflammation and aches to a minimum.
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Will achilles tendinitis
ever heal?

Posted December 8th, 2006 at 3:00 PM by Martha Jones

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab

Achilles tendinitis means you feel pain in the large tendon that extends from in the back of your heel to your calf muscle. It hurts most when you get up in the morning and when you start to walk or run. It will heal only if you stop running and find another sport that doesn’t hurt when you do it, such as cycling, swimming, or pulling on a rowing machine. Read the rest of this entry »

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Plantar Fasciitis: A Dreaded Injury for Runners and Other Athletes

Posted October 26th, 2006 at 4:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab

One of the most common injuries in tennis and jogging is plantar fascitis (plantar fasciitis), pain on the bottom of the heel.

A band of tissue called the plantar fascia extends from your five toes, along the bottom of your foot to attach on the bottom of your heel.

When you run, you land on your heel and raise yourself on your toes as you shift your weight to your other foot, causing all your weight to be held up by your plantar fascia. Such repetitive force can tear the fascia from its attachment on your heel.

Several factors increase force on the fascia, such as shoes that have stiff soles that do not bend in the right place just behind the ball of your big toe, shoes that are too wide for your feet, running too fast for the present strength of your plantar fascia, or not allowing enough time to recover between fast workouts. Read the rest of this entry »

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