Guide · Runner Pain Triage

One variable is holding you back.

For runners whose legs flare when mileage or pace climbs. Find the one thing to change this week, without losing your base.

The Triage

  1. What climbed?
    Tempo, duration, mileage, or hills. Pick the one that jumped right before the flare started.
  2. Pull that one back.
    Drop only that variable about 20 percent. Leave the others where they are.
  3. Run it clean.
    One to two weeks pain-free at the pulled-back level.
  4. Reintroduce at 90%.
    Come back at 90 percent of where it flared, then build 10 percent a week.
Strength is the buffer. The stronger your legs, the more pace and mileage you tolerate before anything flares. That's the long-game fix.
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