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Injuries and treatment: Achilles Tendonitis is inflammation of the achilles tendon, the large tendon that attaches the calf to the back of the heel. To treat you need to rest, ice, and stretch the calf muscles.

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This week I will be posting some common running injuries, how to prevent them and how to treat them if they occur.

- Shin splints are pains that occurs in the front or inside of the lower leg along the shin bone to treat ice it and use compression sleeves.

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During a race you need to start off fast to move out of the pack of runners. Run the first 200 meters fast then settle into a comfortable race pace, continue at this pace for the next 2.5 miles. In the last half mile left you should begin to slowly pick up the pace, in the last 150 meters you should begin to ease in to a sprint and in the last 75 meters you should be at a dead sprint. ~taken from Jeff Galloway

Light the Night Results

Please join our Facebook page for Chatuge Running Club to see posted results. Thanks for coming out! What a great turn out we had!

Congrats to "The Justice League" the team winners of Light the Night. This contest awarded points based on finish in age groups and costume. This added a lot of fun to the race and the entire night. With temps over 80 degrees, can you imagine running in this stuff??? More pics to come of our event.

2 days left

The Light the Night 5k is only 2 days away!!! Race day registration will begin at 7:15 pm on Saturday. We are very limited on the number of bags and tshirts so get your registration in today on active.com or stop by Silvers Realty or Silver Shears Salon tomorrow to get your registration in early. No guarantees that race day registrations will get bags and tshirts, sorry.

Looking forward to an exciting race!!! Several teams have registered and have some good themes! Whether you are on a team or not, please help us Light the Night by glowing :)

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Core Exercise: Supine Hand Stand, Single-Leg Raise

From a supine position (belly button facing upward), balancing on the hands with fully extended arms and a stationary foot, lift the opposite leg up to near full forward extension. Again, it's important to maintain postural integrity by keeping the hips in line with the plane of the body.~from Runners World website

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Core Exercise: Prone Hand Stand Single-Leg Raise

Begin from a push-up balancing on the hands with fully extended arms and a stationary foot; Lift the opposite leg upward, keeping the toes pointing downward and the knee mostly straight; Continue the smooth, quick upward motion of the leg to near full rear extension. Return the leg back to the starting position and repeat 5-10 times on each leg. It's important to keep the body aligned in the same horizontal plane from the shoulder to the ankle of the stationary leg. Repeat 5-10 times on each leg. (It's easy to raise the hips too high on this exercise.)~ from Running Times website