Ultrarunning Stretches: Increasing your ankle strength and best running practices

Strengthen your ankles and keep your toes up. Two great tips to help improve your performance and help keep your face off the trail. This week Michael Garrison shows us the toe up hop.

Michael’s background makes him a rare blend of avid runner, accomplished coach and passionate academic.

He received his BS in Exercise Science from the University of California at Davis, his M.Ed. in Sports Management from the University of Arkansas and his Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Arkansas. His Ph.D. dissertation, “Characteristics of Elite Female Collegiate Distance Runners with Respect to Selected Biomechanical and Physiological Factors,” can be found here or in print at the University of Arkansas Library.

Michael is a USA Track & Field (USATF) Level 1 and Road Runner’s Club of America (RRCA) certified coach.



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