How Marathoners Can Prevent Achilles Tendonitis

By Dr. Vonda Wright, Orthopedic Surgeon


They call it an "Achilles heel" for a reason. Injuring your Achilles tendon can be one of the most painful and debilitating injuries a marathon runner can suffer.

But with proper stretching beforehand many of Achilles-related running injures can be prevented. In this video, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright shares two exercises that will strengthen your Achilles and help keep your training on track.

More: 5 Key Stretches for Runners

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Dr. Vonda Wright, MD is an orthopaedic surgeon, author, researcher and runner. Her goal is to keep you on the road and out of the doctors' office with the best advice to Fortify your body with injury prevention, Achieve great racing with Total Body Cross Training for Runners and Revive you for race recovery. Dr. Wright wants to see "How F.A.R. can you go?!" Download her 26.2 Chapter ebook, "Run F.A.R." at VondaWright.com and via Twitter @DrVondaWright.

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