Who’s Fault If A Runner Is Not Getting Better?

If you’re trying to improve and you don’t improve, whose fault is it?
Before we talk about running injuries, let’s talk about when you’re not injured. You hire a coach. You know the coach is qualified, You know your coach has given you a valid training plan, and you know that you can execute.
But then something goes sideways. Your baby gets sick. You get an additional work project. You are sent away out of town on work. Something happens, and you miss some workouts.
If you don’t communicate that to your coach, and you just skip workouts, or inadvertently stack workouts together to make up for missed workouts, and then you get injured, whose fault is that?
Whose fault is it if an injured runner is not getting better?
Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.

[@OhFitnessLLC]

Loved the video. Good examples of what clients should take responsibility for. I've had cases where it seemed clients didn't know what they should be bringing to their doctor's attention. I realized that when we would have general conversations, and they would randomly mention things to me. My response would be: Ok. What did your doctor say about it? Their response would always be: Oh. I didn't know/think that was important, or had anything to do with what's going on. Those were ah-ha moments for me. They really didn't know what they should be sharing. Is it wrong to think the doctor should be asking those probing questions to find the missing pieces and make it make sense?

[@DocOnTheRun]

Totally agree! It isn't whether or not doctors should be asking those probing questions. They should, but often just don't. Unfortunately we as athletes will realize that many of them are going to and figure out how to work around it.