For The Long Run

Jimmy Picard is a husband and new father, PT, coach and runner. In this episode we talk about: -committing to running in high school -the D1 collegiate running experience -running hard every day vs taking easy days easy -training errors and common running mistakes -running injuries -falling out of love with running -becoming a PT -stepping away from running and getting into bike racing -losing the competitive running identity and finding joy again -addiction and obsession -injury diagnoses and misconceptions -treating patients with reassurance -the stories we tell ourselves around injuries -overcoming chronic injury cycles -getting runners back running -load management and training adaptations -strength training for runners -lifting heavy to build strength -redefine PT Thank you to Tracksmith and Recover Athletics for sponsoring this episode.  Tracksmith released their fall collection, which was designed to celebrate the seasonal shifts as we find our rhythm this fall. I’m proud to partner with Tr