Sport

Running and triathlon

Keep the aerobic base. Fix the breakdown.

Road miles, a brick, and a Gulf swim do not fail the same tissue. The knee that talks at mile six, the calf that seizes in transition, and the shoulder that only hurts in chop are different problems. We change the load that is breaking you. We do not pull you off the week without a reason.

Venice and Sarasota have a real running calendar. V-Pack meets at Centennial Park on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 a.m. 99 Bottles runs a Wednesday 5K downtown. Fleet Feet Sarasota meets on Thursday at 6 p.m. Saturday long runs still go over the Ringling Bridge with Manasota Track Club.

Triathlon adds the Gulf. Sarasota Storm points swimmers to Siesta Key, Nokomis Beach, and Venice Beach. Meet Me at Blue is the standing Siesta group, three mornings a week at 7 a.m. Say which workout you are trying to keep. The plan has to survive that session, not only the treatment table.

Related injuries

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What we treat on the run and in the water

Runner’s knee

Pain under or around the kneecap after a bump in mileage is usually a hip that is late, not a knee that failed on its own. We treat both and keep the easy days.

IT band at a set mile

Lateral knee sting at the same point on the Ringling or the Legacy Trail is a hip-capacity problem. Rolling the band without changing the week is why it returns Sunday.

Foot, calf, and the first steps

Plantar fascia and Achilles pain on the walk to the coffee pot is a load problem. We dose the tendon. We do not hang a cold calf off a step and call that care.

Hip on the long run

A hip that pinches after the Saturday miles is often the stride and the glute, not a week off. Hills and speed can wait until the catch is gone.

The brick

The run off the bike is where the calf and the low back volunteer. We look at the position on the bike and the first mile, not only the run shoe.

Open-water shoulder

Sighting in chop asks the neck and the cuff to do extra work the pool never did. Stroke and volume change before another hard Gulf day gets added.

Heat and Florida miles

A February pace is not an August pace. Humidity writes the workout. We plan the week around that, not a northern calendar.

Stay in the group

The goal is the Monday 6 a.m. or the Wednesday 5K, at a pace the tissue can keep. Two honest days beat three that restart the pain.

Venice/Sarasota Area Clubs

Local area run clubs and open-water swims

We are not the club. We are the clinic runners and triathletes use when the knee, foot, or shoulder starts writing the week. Mention where you train on the first visit.

99 Bottles Run Club
1445 2nd St, Sarasota
Every Wednesday. Meet at 5:45 p.m., 5K at 6 p.m. The loop goes through downtown and the bayfront. All paces, including walkers. Free.
Club site
Fleet Feet Sarasota
711 S Osprey Ave, Sarasota
Thursday Night Run Club at 6 p.m. Free 5K, no signup. Runners, walkers, strollers, and dogs. Not timed.
Club site
Manasota Track Club
Sarasota and Venice
Running club since 1975. Saturday long runs with the Sarasota group go over the Ringling Bridge, from the Webber and Osprey corner or Marina Jack’s. Also a local race series and summer beach runs on Siesta Key.
Club site
Meet Me at Blue
Open water · Siesta Beach, blue lifeguard stand
Standing Gulf swim. Three mornings a week at 7 a.m., about 1.2 miles along the buoy line, year-round. Confirm which mornings with the group, and stay inside the flags.
Club site
Sarasota Storm Triathlon Club
USAT club · Sarasota, Venice, and Bradenton
Multisport club since 2005, all abilities. Members use local pools and the Gulf. Their open-water list is Siesta Key, Nokomis Beach, Venice Beach, and Anna Maria.
Club site
Venice Beach and Nokomis Beach
Open water · south Sarasota County
The Gulf swims south-county triathletes use when they are not at Siesta. There is no single published start time. Morning is calmer. Swim inside the flags and check the lifeguards before you go out.
Venice FLA Runners
Centennial Park, downtown Venice
The V-Pack. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 a.m., about 3 to 6 miles, with pace groups and a walk option. No one is left behind. Saturday long runs leave the same park at 6 a.m. Some track and core sessions are Tuesday or Thursday at 6:30 a.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, 920 Gulf Coast Drive. TriQuest is their intro to triathlon.
Club site

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