135. Dr. Victoria Sekely on How to Fix Your Weak Areas, Run More, & Stay Healthy

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Victoria Sekely was a varsity tennis player at Georgetown where she got her undergraduate degree in human sciences. She then went to New York University and earned her doctorate in physical therapy.

She's a USATF-certified running coach, certified Kinesio Taping practitioner, and received her certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) certification from the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

In this episode of the podcast, we're discussing a variety of weaknesses that are common in runners and how to address them:

A history of repeated and chronic injuries
No strength training or a lack of strength
An inability to run higher mileage
Poor technique

With races cancelled for the foreseeable future, now is the time to put in the real work of improving (instead of racing). Focus on training, identify your weak areas, and make your comeback to racing stronger than ever.

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Thank you Victoria for sharing your expertise and helping us stay healthy!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready?
0:02.0	Say, go.
0:04.0	This is episode 135 with Strength Coach, physical therapist and USA Track and Field certified running coach,
0:11.0	Dr. Victoria Sechle.
0:13.4	Welcome back to the strength
0:27.8	welcome back to the strength running podcast. I'm your host Jason Fitzgerald and we have an exciting conversation today with Dr Victoria Sekelley. We're talking about common weaknesses and training mistakes and
0:35.0	runners so you can address them. Now that spring races have been canceled
0:39.8	nearly everywhere, it's a good opportunity to reflect on what you're good at and what you're not so good at,
0:45.8	so we can address any limitations and come back to the running scene even stronger.
0:51.4	My guest, Dr. Victoria Sekele, is a doctor of physical therapy,
0:55.5	certified strength and conditioning specialist and running coach. She got her
0:59.7	undergraduate degree from Georgetown where she competed on the varsity tennis team before going to
1:05.1	NYU for her doctorate in physical therapy. Her specialty is running injuries and running technique, both of which we'll be discussing at length today.
1:15.5	I'd also like to thank our new sponsor, Path Projects, for making this episode possible.
1:21.6	I've recently started wearing a pair of path shorts, a
1:24.4	baseliner, and a long sleeve running shirt, and each item is really unique in its own
1:29.6	way. I've never before seen running apparel crafted with such care. The shorts have pockets for your stuff.
1:36.5	The baseliner is incredibly soft and the long sleeve shirt protects your neck in a unique way.
1:42.3	You can go to path projects.com and see their
1:45.4	full lineup of gear. I also wanted to thank Kevin a podcast listener who left a
1:51.0	great review in iTunes. He said,
1:54.0	although I can be a dumb runner at times,
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