Contributions from Empire Tri Club Coach Chris Mosier
Every runner hopes to avoid injuries, boost fitness and improve health, but — newbie or pro — all runners are vulnerable to some missteps that can dash those goals. Don’t fall prey to hubris. “Any runner who reads the list of mistakes will agree with every tip the experts offer,” says Matt Fitzgerald, sports nutritionist and author of “The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Nutrition,” “but there will be those who believe, with every fiber of their being, that they don’t need to follow [the advice] because it just couldn’t possibly apply to them.” Read on to make sure you’re not sabotaging yourself with some of these common running mistakes.
