Longevity, Injury Prevention and Recovery

Biology suggests that decades of running should invariably blow out your knees. Scientists are trying to understand why that doesn’t happen.

An interview with 74-year-old runner Gil Jordan.

Identifying and treating nerve pain in runners.

Experience, resilience, etc. really matter in ultrarunning that despite physiological declines, runners can get faster after 40 and 50.

A deep dive into knee alignment for runners.

‘Age-Old Runners’ is an article series where we explore runners’ performance potential after the age of 45 by interviewing excellent middle-aged runners. An int

The rules are changing around masters running. We are seeing unprecedented numbers of older runners not just running well, but running faster than ever.

Performing these self-massage moves to keep you rolling ache- and pain-free.

“The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live.” – Dan Buettner

For more than 40 years, running has been a fixture in 72-year-old Eric Spector’s life. When he started, it wasn’t a slow progression of 5Ks, 10Ks, half-marathon

How Abbey and Julia integrate cross training into their lives when managing injuries and setbacks Bone stress injuries and how Abbey and Julia have navigated th

Physical therapist Dereck Miles presents evidence for supplemental resistance training for both performance and injury risk reduction.

My quest to qualify for the Olympic marathon team trials. – Lindsay Crouse, NYT

Bennet Omalu became famous after telling the world he’d discovered CTE. His fellow brain doctors knew better.

Work hard, play hard—that’s how many of us live today. But it turns out that our supercharged lives aren’t so great for us, and fitness experts and doctors are now…

Worried a lifetime of endurance exercise might have damaged your heart? New research adds evidence that even “extraordinary” volume doesn’t damage the heart.

High hamstring tendinopathy, also known as proximal hamstring tendinopathy. typically causes pain where the tendon attaches to your sit bone and is a common …

She’s one of the most successful cyclists in U.S. history. And she’s done it her way.

This podcast provides a platform to foster a better understanding of the state of current research, and provide fresh perspectives on how best to optimize longer lives.

Age has slowed Charles Allie, but only slightly. At 71, he wants the world record in 100 meters to go along with his age group records in the 200 and…

Ed Whitlock remains at the forefront among older athletes who have led scientists to reassess the possibilities of aging and performance.

In this episode, Dr. Eric Chehab, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, explains the measures we can take to live better and maintain our physical health through exercise and the…

An in-depth look at the scientific understanding of bone health and injuries in adult long-distance runners.

An in-depth look at regenerative sports medicine for running injuries.

Old acronyms about treating running injuries – like RICE – are obsolete and have been replaced by PEACE and LOVE (yes, seriously). Find out what they mean.

You might be able to stop them before they even happen

Hips don’t lie. So if yours hurt, you should listen.

Laird Hamilton’s rules for preventive maintenance

When a swimmer explodes off the starting blocks, each muscle needs to be firing in the proper sequence with full mobility and without pain to achieve success.

ACL injuries are the most common among high school & collegiate athletes. Here’s a look into how they can be reduced through a targeted prevention program.

By Corrinne Malcolm. Originally published in iRunfar. Maybe your social media feed looks a little like mine, flooded with athletes preaching the benefits of some new, super recovery aid. They’re