Following my first triathlon of the season in June I injured my right calf and foot in a 2 mile race and could barely walk. The owner of a local running shoe store suggested I go see Stephe. He made me quit running or biking for several weeks and started working on my injury twice a week. A month later I was still nursing the injury but by following his advice was able to compete in Triathlons. He has made a world of difference with therapy in my foot and leg and helped me with diet and training. I am confident that as a result of his therapy and changes in my training I am going to be more competitive than ever. Already, this summer is turning out to be my best tri-season ever and I am not at full speed yet!

I am a business analyst with ALLTEL Information Services. I began running in 2000 because I wanted to start combining regular cardiovascular workouts with my weight training. Running was something I always wanted to do, so I found a training plan for beginning runners and hit the track. After a few months I had to stop because of what I thought were shin splints. I tried unsuccessfully several times to start running again, but the pain continued. My family physician suggested more rest because he felt that I had a repetitive stress injury and it needed more time to heal.

Several years ago I was a fitness runner, running 5 to 6 miles a day, 5 days a week, at an eight to eight and a half minute mile pace, running  simply to keep my weight down.  At that time I had no desire to participate in road races even if the organizers called them "Fun Runs".  On one particular noontime run I stepped in a hole in the dirt road upon which I was running and severely twisted my right ankle. This was a real problem as I was at least two and a half miles from where I had started my run.  After a few minutes of sitting and rubbing my ankle, I was able to limp back.  It took a week or so for the ankle to feel well enough for me to start running again.  When I did, I noticed that my right knee began to hurt - I never had any knee pain associated with running, but there it was and it really concerned me.

I've been a runner for about the last 20 or more years. The past 3 or 4 years I have been hampered by a nagging hamstring pain, which finally forced me to stop running in early 2000 until I could get some relief.

I am a full time mom, homemaker, and I work for my husband in his small mail order business. I became a runner in May of 2001, shortly before completing a 12 week program of strength and cardio training. After 5 -5k's and a couple of long training runs, I started having IT Band problems in my right knee. I had my condition confirmed by an orthopedic surgeon and some local physical therapists. The only advice that I was given was to do LOTS and LOTS of stretches and then some more stretches and to run on the flattest surfaces possible. This was also the advice of the running magazines and message boards that I visited.