- By: Track Coach – Johnny Deltoid
Coach Johnny Deltoid is a die hard track fan, track coach, and runner of many years. His wife of 7 years is also in love with running. Together they eat, sleep, talk, drink, and run! Coach Deltoid is fascinated by a senior that couldn’t run from an injury, but through the right rehab and determination he is now running and winning!! Coach Deltoid interviews this successful senior runner!
1.) Coach Deltoid: So you ran your first race in 10 years. What rekindled your flame to race again?
1.) Senior Runner:Â I got some new friends that do races and I thought I would jump in my new age group and see what happens.
2.) Coach Deltoid: A year ago a big decision needed to be made to get a surgery or not get a surgery. Tell us about that..
2.) Senior Runner: I had a Grade 2 Rectus Femoris M. partial tear. I chose NOT to get surgery. I decided to work under the tutelage of Alica Weber, where I was given a series of exercises to expand my range of motion in my knee joint and undergo light low impact strengthening. It was the best decision to make and I am back up and running!
3.) Coach Deltoid:Â Could you imagine yourself in ’09 (when the injury took place) ever running again?
3.) Senior Runner:Â No, it was questionable that I would even be able to run.
4.) Coach Deltoid:Â Which exercises that Alicia gave you helped you most?
4.) Senior Runner:Â Gliding Disc flexibility training definitely helped, but it was a combination of many exercises and using Skecher Shoes and using Ultra-Sound before exercise. The real test was being able to run, which I passed in Feb 2010 when I ran a 200m on grass in 50 seconds.
5.) Coach Deltoid:Â Once you knew you could run again, what was your next challenge?
5.) Senior Runner: I wanted to run a 400m on the track and I completed it in 1:40. I just decided to jump into a 5k race for the first time “cold turkey”. I ran the whole time and finished in 32:30 for 3rd place in my 60-65 age group. So, I am running with the Big Turkeys now! So the success spurred me on for the next race where I lowered my time to 29 minutes! I hope to do one 5k race every month now!
- 5.) Senior Runner: From Rehab not being able to run to Running and Winning
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6.) Coach Deltoid: What kinds of recommendations do you give for a person with Grade 2 Rectus Femoris M. partial tear or to one with a similar knee problem?
6.) Senior Runner:Â I would highly recommend getting a pair of Skecher Shoes
. If you are older with muscle imbalances and in need of ankle strengthening, they will help with all of it. They will help with strengthening the ankles and ligaments in the knees in a way that you can’t get elsewhere. You are sure-footed with them! I run and train in my Skechers Men’s Shape Ups Lace-Up,Black,8.5 M
. If you are older with muscle imbalances and in need of ankle strengthening, they will help with all of it. They will help with strengthening the ankles and ligaments in the knees in a way that you can’t get elsewhere. You are sure-footed with them! I run and train in my Skechers Men’s Shape Ups Lace-Up,Black,8.5 MReliaMed 1Mhz Portable Home Ultrasound Physical Therapist Massage Machine & FREE China Gel Sample
is another MUST. I used ultra-sound 2 x day for 15 mins each time for 6-months. I always use it before exercise and then again after exercise. You don’t know if it is working or not, but very suddenly it rebuilds the bone and tissues.
is another MUST. I used ultra-sound 2 x day for 15 mins each time for 6-months. I always use it before exercise and then again after exercise. You don’t know if it is working or not, but very suddenly it rebuilds the bone and tissues.