AVOID SLIPPING OFF STILL-TIED RUNNING SHOES

You try to do all the right things to get the most out of your running—abide by your training plan, ice your sore spots, skip the drive-through. But even if you think you have a perfect record, there are some simple mistakes you could be making that can sabotage your best efforts. Here's how to side-step them to stay on the right track. For example,  slipping off still-tied running shoes.

Do it day after day, week after week, month after month, and all that ankle twisting can damage ankle ligaments and tendons and set you up for injury, says Jeffrey A. Ross, DPM, MD, podiatrist and associate clinical professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Here's Dr. Ross' fix -Untie your shoes already! Or switch to toggle or stretch laces, which allow for easy on, easy off.

Source: Deb Dellapena, Runner's World 

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.