I Could Only Run 5 Minutes for 8 Months
I used to run 70–90 miles a week.
For years.
Running wasn’t exercise. It was part of who I was.
Then one day my calf went into a spasm so strong I had to stop after 5 minutes.
I assumed I’d rest a few days and be fine.
It lasted 8 months.
I did everything I knew as a physical therapist.
Everything my orthopedic friends suggested.
Stretching. Strengthening. Massage. Rest.
Nothing worked.
And that’s when I learned the most important lesson of my entire career:
The place that hurts is almost never the place that’s actually injured.
My calf wasn’t the problem.
When I finally mapped what was really happening in my body, I found the true root cause in places I never would have expected. Once I treated that, my body began to heal.
This is what I now do with runners using something I call a Myofascial Map.
Every week I see runners with:
- calf strains that keep coming back
- hamstrings that never feel right
- hips that limit stride
- plantar fasciitis that won’t quit
They are doing all the right things.
On the wrong area.
If you’re dealing with something that “should be better by now,” I want to help you — even before we meet.
Click here and enter your email.
Then send me a message and tell me exactly what you’re dealing with.
I’ll send you the same self-treatment videos I use with my private clients.
And if you want, we can meet for a free Healing Breakthrough Session where I map out what’s really going on so you can get back to running the way you want to run.
You don’t have to keep guessing why your body hasn’t healed.
— Ralph
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