Moms on the Run

Will running ruin your knees? What if you already have bad knees? Most knee injuries, like other running injuries, occur because of overuse. Research suggests that knee injuries are often caused by weakness or instability elsewhere in the body, especially the hips. That’s why strengthening the knees often involves exercises for your quads and glutes. Tune in today as our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, shares two exercises to help strengthen those knees and keep them happy. Next week, she'll be back with two more!

Run for yourself and run for girls on Saturday, July 24 at Twin Cities Orthopedics’ Women Run the Cities, presented by PNC Bank, at St. Paul’s Upper Landing Park.

Do it for you with 5K, 10K and 10 mile distances. You’ll earn a finisher shirt and medal. Do it for Girls on the Run, the girls’ empowerment nonprofit, with generous donation matching from TCO, PNC Bank and Twin Cities In Motion.

Celebrate successes, motivate ambitions and elevate the next generation. For more information and to register, click here. 

For nearly a year, Woodbury (MN) Moms on the Run member Pam Tuft couldn't run for more than a few minutes without pain resulting from plantar fasciitis, a common running injury that occurs due to inflammation of the thick band of tissue that runs from the heel to the toes. Thanks to accountability from coach Kristina and her teammates April, Becky and Amber, Pam is back in action and says she couldn't have done it without her second family. 

"Pam has consistently pushed year after year, setting a goal and achieving it," shares Woodbury franchise owner Kristina Ticknor. "She not only pushes herself to reach her goals, she inspires others to try new things and is a true example that sometimes you just have to get a little out of your comfort zone. In the Fall of 2019 she suffered plantar fasciitis, but she didn't let that stop her toward her fitness goals. She continued to push doing intervals on her bike and keeping up with strength. We really kept up with rehab and gradually got her back to running. The start of 2021, she decided she wanted to do another half marathon despite saying she would NEVER run one again. This girl works hard, always pushes to the end and I can't imagine our team with her."

Read on to learn more of Pam's story and why she's our inspiring member of the month.