Baudry Therapy Center’s Running Series

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The Crescent City Classic running race is March 30th!!! So in order to stay on track a few of us here at Baudry Therapy Center have decided to have a WEDNESDAY RUN NIGHT!  The running club meets at Baudry Therapy Center in Metairie at 6:00pm.  After a couple of high fives, “how you doings?”, and a quick warm up, we are off to the races at 6:15pm.  We run a 5K (3.1 miles) in the neighborhood around BTC.  The group has surprisingly grown very quickly.  We now have runners that finish between 19 and 35 minutes (and many in between).   We’d love to have you join us and enjoy the fun group atmosphere.   Feel free to bring friends to join in the fun.  It’s always easier to stay motivated when running with a group!

Also, the team at BTC is training for several upcoming races in the area.  Below is a schedule of these races including times and locations:

BTC Spring Running Series

February 9th – Color Run 5K

·        City Park – 8:00AM Start

February 24th – Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon

·        Poydras & Camp to City Park – 7:00 AM Start

March 17th – Shamrockin’ 8K

·        National WWII Museum to Audubon Park – 8:30 AM Start

March 30th – Crescent City Classic 10 K

·        Jackson Square to City Park – 8:00 AM Start

For questions or more information on the running club, run training, and running performance, like us on Facebook , follow us on Twitter, or contact our office.

Run Longer, Stronger and Healthier #1

Week One: The Runner’s Foot

If you are a runner who scours the research for what is new and trending in the world of running, I am sure you have come across the barefoot running discussions and the resurgence of the minimalist shoe.  I am not here to sway your decision about shoes versus no shoes, but I am here to encourage you to improve the strength of your feet.  From years of neglect, too much sitting and a lot of shoe wearing our feet have become weak and reliant on outside sources of support.  If we expect our bodies to hold up while running 13.1 to 26.2 miles, we should be able to master the challenges listed below.

Week 1 Challenge:  The Intrinsic foot muscles

1.  Take off your shoes and look at your feet.  See if you can spread your toes apart without lifting them off the ground.  Next, try and squeeze your toes together without lifting them off the ground.

Set your kitchen timer for 2 minutes and do this 3 times this week.

2.  Arch doming:  Press down the first knuckle of the big toes, while simultaneously lifting the arch of the foot.  Hold this position for 5 seconds than relax, repeat this 20 times.

Stay tuned next week as we tackle calf strengthening.

How are you feeling about your foot strength?  Let us know!

Taryn Cohn PT, MSPT, OCS, COMT