Ultra-injury secret weapons from Isobel Ross 7th woman finisher at North Face 100

2025-01-13

Imagine you are months into training for an ultra-marathon. You are entering your peak build phase. You feel strong. You're excited about your upcoming race and the possibility of a new PR. Then you get an aching pain in your foot and you're told you have a stress fracture. If you found yourself in that exact situation, and you had to choose one, which would you pick: 1. a doctor who understands running injury treatment 2. a coach who understands training with inju...

Imagine you are months into training for an ultra-marathon. You are entering your peak build phase. You feel strong. You're excited about your upcoming race and the possibility of a new PR.

Then you get an aching pain in your foot and you're told you have a stress fracture.

If you found yourself in that exact situation, and you had to choose one, which would you pick:

1. a doctor who understands running injury treatment

2. a coach who understands training with injuries

My personal opinion is that having a coach who understands training through a running injury is actually way more important than having a doctor who understands running injury treatment.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Isobel and Ron of Peak Endurance Coaching about mindset, training shifts and what ultra-coaching has taught them about avoiding re-injury when training for ultras.

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