Relieving pain for long-distance runners
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 42 and training for my first marathon. During my longer runs I have pretty significant hip and knee pain. Some runner friends advise that I just stretch more, and others say I need to do exercises to strengthen my ITB. What can I do to alleviate the pain? Is it […]
Getting Ready for Marathon Health
With the Chicago Marathon just two days away, the approximately 45,000 participants are as likely ready for the 26-mile run as they’ll ever be. But even the most prepared runner risks injury. Chicago Health spoke with Lowell Weil, Sr., MD, of the Weil Foot and Ankle Institute about the top five injuries that runners—marathoners or […]
Step-By-Step: Emily Randazzo’s Chicago Marathon Training Diary Part VI
Recap Over the last several weeks, we have been following 26-year-old Emily Randazzo as she trained for her first marathon. We learned what this kind of training can do to the body and the mind as well as a functioning social life. Now that the race is over, we wanted to share with you how […]
Step-by-Step: Emily Randazzo’s Chicago Marathon Training Diary Part V
The Final Push The last few weeks have proved mighty busy (and a little painful) for Emily. Two weeks ago, she ran the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) 20-miler only to realize a few miles in that she had outpaced herself. “I signed up for the 9-minute pace group when I first registered for the […]
Step-by-Step: Emily Randazzo’s Chicago Marathon Training Diary Part IV
Finding Serenity With only a few weeks left before the race on Oct. 9, Emily ran her first 20-miler over Labor Day. The weekend was busy with a friend in town, but she woke up on Saturday morning and, in 80-degree heat, started her run in Evanston. “Shawn moved up there because he is now […]
Step-by-Step: Emily Randazzo’s Chicago Marathon Training Diary Part III
Training Nutrition Last week, Emily was nervous about training while away in Kansas City, Kan., for her mother’s birthday. She got there on Friday, woke up early on Saturday morning, and she and her boyfriend, Shawn, hit the road for a five-miler. “It was crazy hot and is very hilly around my parent’s house, but […]
Step-by-Step: Emily Randazzo’s Chicago Marathon Training Diary Part II
Part II – Going the Distance The last time we checked in with Emily, she was recovering from a difficult 17-miler (most of it run through the rain). And even though she lost a toenail “it was black and blue and just fell off,” she was ready last week to get back on the run […]
Step-by-Step: Emily Randazzo’s Chicago Marathon Training Diary
Welcome to our new “Step-by-Step” column. Every two weeks, we will check in with 26-year-old Emily Randazzo, a consultant and resident of Lincoln Park, who is training for her first Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Oct. 9. Part I – The Starting Line Introducing Emily A longtime soccer player, Emily is used to physical fitness, […]
