The 10 Biggest Myths About Running
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Oct. 31, 2011
2. Stretch Before You Run
Photo: John Segesta
“It’s a myth because your muscles are not warm yet and it’s very important for your muscles to be warmed up before stretching,” explained Austin-based triathlon coach Hollie Kenney. “By increasing the temperature of your muscles, they will be more flexible and you can loosen up your muscles and soft tissue as much as 20 percent. Cold muscles are at the highest risk for injury, which can happen while/from stretching.”
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Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.