A Runner’s Guide to Plyometrics

and Core Strength Training

RunMetrics is a strength training program designed specifically for runners.  It has been created to help runners prevent injury and to enable them to run faster. 

RunMetrics incorporates plyometrics or "jump training" to increase explosive power.  The latest sports medicine research proves that plyometric training will allow you to run faster.  RunMetrics also utilizes running specific core strength exercises that can improve running mechanics, improve efficiency and increase running economy.

These exercises will decrease the likelihood of injury often encountered when runners increase mileage or increase intensity by adding speed work or interval training.  Runners who increase mileage to train for a half or full marathon are at increased injury risk.

RunMetrics allows runners to add mileage safely and effectively. 
The goal of RunMetrics  is to allow runners to run without injury and to improve running performance.  The exercises in this program utilize the weight of your body and can be done without expensive equipment or a gym membership, and they can be done anywhere.

Get Ready to Run Faster, Farther and Injury Free!

In this book we will share the knowledge we have gained while working with runners over the last decade.  We will show the cause of common running injuries and how to train to prevent them.  We will show you ways to test your own strength and stability to see if you may be at increased risk for injury.  We will define plyometrics and explain how these explosive exercises are guaranteed to make you run faster.  We will give you the knowledge to incorporate this exciting new form of dynamic exercise into your training. You will learn how to train to run; how to get yourself ready to take on greater mileage or speed without overloading your body and how to take it to the next level by adding explosive power to your training that will pay dividends at the finish line.



                                            


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                       About The Authors

   




Doctors Robert Maschi, PT,DPT, CSCS and Heather Williams,PT,DPT are sports physical therapists who are also competitive runners.  They created RunMetrics to improve their own running performances and minimize injury. The program has been so successful that their goal is to share it with as many runners as possible.

Contact us
  Email:
   RunDoctors@Runmetrics.net   

Big turnout for Southampton

Rotary 8K race

South Hampton Press - July 7, 2009- by Oliver Peterson
Now in its 18th year, the Firecracker 8K in Southampton continues to attract serious runners from out of town, and the competition is getting stiffer.

The overall winner of Sunday’s race, Mathew Kiplagat, a 26-year-old native of Kenya and a New Rochelle resident, finished the 8K with a time of 25:26 (an average mile time of 5:07)

Heather Williams-Fives, a 33-year-old physical therapist, new mother and author of “RunMetrics,” a book about running, earned the top spot among all female competitors with a time of 30:46 (6:12), good for 17th overall.

http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=220759&town=Southampton





Rob speaks at...

New York Road Runners Club Learning Series at HSS, June 23, 2009

Hospital for Special Surgery - an Orthopedic Consultant to the New York Road Runners for the ING NYC Marathon - hosted a Learning Series event to teach marathon runners what to expect, from a musculoskeletal perspective, as they train, and how to prevent injury leading up to and after the marathon.

The session was led by physicians and therapists from the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and the Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Center at HSS, many of whom are themselves avid and committed marathon runners/triathletes.

The following videos from the event will show viewers how to understand the causes of running injury, identify and avoid common mistakes, improve running form, and incorporate strength training exercises to minimize risk of injury and maximize performance. These videos are targeted to both first time and experienced marathoners.

watch videos at:  www.hss.edu