Yesterday I was giving a lecture at the International Foot & Ankle Foundation meeting in Lake Tahoe. The topic was on protocols for return to running after recovering from over training injuries.

One of the most important points I was trying to make to the doctors in that session was that fitness is transient.

Fitness is only present in the presence of growth.

If you're an injured runner this is terrible news.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about why running fitness is transient.