Milroy Patrick - Running Anatomy

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Names: Puleo, Joe, author. | Milroy, Patrick, author.

Title: Running anatomy / Joe Puleo, Dr. Patrick Milroy.

Description: Second edition. | Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2019.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018012593 (print) | LCCN 2017044911 (ebook) | ISBN

9781492548386 (ebook) | ISBN 9781492548294 (print)

Subjects: LCSH: Running--Training. | Running--Physiological aspects. |

Running injuries--Prevention.

Classification: LCC GV1061.5 (print) | LCC GV1061.5 .P85 2019 (ebook) | DDC

796.4201/9--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018012593

ISBN: 978-1-4925-4829-4 (print)

Copyright 2019, 2010 by Joe Puleo and Patrick Milroy

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For my son, Gabriel Puleo; may you reach the finish line of the mile in less than four minutes.

In memory of Karl Castor and Art Aubert; thank you for showing me how to love running with all Ive got.

Joe Puleo

Running Anatomy will educate you about how and why the human body works as it does during the movements involved in running. By detailing the mechanisms of movement through illustrations, the book shows, in a simple format, what happens when your body engages in running. More specifically, it explains how and why movement is produced through interaction of the bones and the soft tissues (including muscles, tendons, ligaments, fasciae, blood vessels, and nerves), as well as what you can do to help you reach your personal running goals. This new edition also addresses how running performance is affected by the brain.

The illustrations presented in Running Anatomy will help you understand the anatomy involved in runningin particular, how bones, organs, muscles, ligaments, and tendons work to move the body. The text of each chapter explains the function of the body parts shown in the illustrations. The anatomical illustrations that accompany the exercises are color coded to indicate the primary and secondary muscles and the connective tissues involved in each exercise or running-specific movement.

After detailing how the body functions when running, we present ways to strengthen the body through specific exercises designed to enhance performance. The exercises included in the chapters devoted to specific parts of the anatomy will help you improve your running performance; they will also help you avoid injury by eliminating anatomical imbalances that often occur naturally but are exacerbated by the muscularskeletal demands of running. Finally, the chapters addressing current topics in running will help you make well-informed choices about exercises, training, and gear.

Injuries often occur as a result of repetitive movement, but understanding how and why the human body moves as it does offers you a simple way to enhance your performance and prevent injury. The ultimate goal of Running Anatomy is to help you create a strength-training program that is logical, easy to use, and effective at improving both your running performance and your overall running experience.

Running better does not always mean running faster. This book will help you complete your runs in a more relaxed manner and reduce the incidence of injury or pain caused by running. As a result, you will be able to look back on your completed runs with greater pleasureand look forward to your next outing with positive anticipation!

The writing of the second edition of Running Anatomy was accomplished with the diligence of the editorial team at Human Kinetics including Tom Heine, Michelle Maloney (a second go-round), Cynthia McEntire, and Ann Gindes. Thank you to my beta-readers, Major Christine Taranto, USMC and Dr. Jason Friedman, MD for helping me organize and clarify my writing, specifically chapter 2.

For approximately 30 years, Ive attempted to master the art of running coaching. A deep appreciation goes out to all my coaching colleagues, training partners, fellow competitors, and athletes Ive coached. Thank you.

Special thanks goes to my co-author, Dr. Patrick Milroy, for his professional acumen, top-notch writing skills, and willingness to collaborate with me. Finally, the biggest shout out of them allto my family. Jen, Gabe, Dylan, Anna, Sydnee, Sophie, and Victoria, thank you for sharing me with this project.

Joe Puleo

My writing skills were developed through the advice of various editors of Runners World (UK), for whom I was the medical adviser for 25 years, and with the help and encouragement of the staff at Human Kinetics, without whom this project would never have gotten off the ground. My knowledge of anatomy was founded at Manchester University and my love of sport and running in particular gave me the impetus to complete this book.

I could not have completed this project without the love and understanding of my wife, Clare, and the support of my family and friends, many from the running world.