Commonwealth Sports Medicine

Ride long Saturday… Ride hard Sunday… By Sunday evening some of your fingers are numb and your hands are so weak that you can’t even hold a pen.
Ulna Neuropathy (nu- ro- pa- thy) is a common problem. It does not discriminate; it affecting off road riders, roadies, and triathletes of all levels. A [...]

Top 10 Marathon Training Errors
10 Running all the time
9 Overhydrating
8 Getting in the car
7 Throwing in “junk miles”
6 Using the same ol’ shoes
5 Blaming the shoe
4 >10%
3 Beating the competition
2 Being unprepared for race day
1 Not [...]

What Should I Do When I Have a Cold?
Burrr! It is getting cold for Richmond’s athletes. Fortunately, cold weather and wet hair are not part of the current viral theory for causes of the common cold (sorry Mom!). Working out in the cold is however immunosuppressive. In other words, it decreases [...]

A Pain in the Shin
Aches and pains may seem like a regular part of life now that we are getting ready for fall marathons. However sharp, worsening shin pain should not be ignored. Increase in training distance or intensity, foot overpronation (rolling in), and change in running surface or shoe may be partially [...]

Q: I’m forty- something and have been running for a few years. The inner sides of both knees have been hurting while training for about a month. I’m getting ready for my second marathon. What’s causing this pain? What should I do?

A: Pain on the inner side of the [...]