13 - Preventing and Overcoming Overuse Injuries in Endurance Athletes, with Dr. Joe Atkin
03/07/25 • 52 min
In this episode of The TRACER Podcast, sports medicine Dr. Joe Atkin shares his thoughts on how to prevent injuries as a runner and endurance athlete. He talks about how nutrition and hydration play a key role in keeping our muscles firing correctly, and how that plays a significant role in preventing overuse injuries. He also discusses the value of cross training, even for those who target optimizations in a particular sport.
For more conversations that help you get faster, subscribe to our channel and search for "The TRACER Podcast" in your audio podcasting app!
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Half Marathon
Marathon
Sub-Ultra Mountain Running
50K
100K
100M
Ski Mountaineering
If you are dealing with a sports related injury and would like to see Dr. Atkin, please call 385-900-4090 to book an appointment.
Get faster on your next ultra or marathon with adaptive, intelligent training from world-class pros at tracerfitness.com.
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In this episode of The TRACER Podcast, sports medicine Dr. Joe Atkin shares his thoughts on how to prevent injuries as a runner and endurance athlete. He talks about how nutrition and hydration play a key role in keeping our muscles firing correctly, and how that plays a significant role in preventing overuse injuries. He also discusses the value of cross training, even for those who target optimizations in a particular sport.
For more conversations that help you get faster, subscribe to our channel and search for "The TRACER Podcast" in your audio podcasting app!
Start getting faster with TRACER's adaptive training programs from world-class coaches: https://tracerfitness.com.
TRACER Programs include:
Half Marathon
Marathon
Sub-Ultra Mountain Running
50K
100K
100M
Ski Mountaineering
If you are dealing with a sports related injury and would like to see Dr. Atkin, please call 385-900-4090 to book an appointment.
Get faster on your next ultra or marathon with adaptive, intelligent training from world-class pros at tracerfitness.com.
Follow TRACER on Instagram
Follow TRACER on YouTube
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Funny video of Chasing Walmsley mentioned in the episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCgzp3wll0w
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