Welcome to the Miles Ahead Blog-Physical Therapy for Runners in Boston

If you’re here, you probably already know what Miles Ahead Physical Therapy and Performance is and how I work. I’ve spent years working as a running specialist physical therapist and as a running coach. I’ve also been injured myself, trained through setbacks, and chased big goals. 

The unfortunate reality is that most physical therapy clinics fail runners.

In traditional physical therapy, runners are often underloaded, rushed back too quickly, and discharged before they’re actually ready to train.

In traditional coaching, injuries are often treated as interruptions rather than part of the training picture.

Miles Ahead exists to bridge that gap.

Miles Ahead is a running-specific physical therapy and performance clinic for runners in South Boston. That means:

• Every evaluation looks at running specific performance tests

• Your physical therapist understands the nuances of the sport of running

• Rehab looks like training, not generic exercises

• Programming modifications are based on coaching principles, not guesswork

• Strength work supports your running, rather than competing with it

• Decisions are based on your goals, your history, and your life

I work with:

• Injured runners trying to get back to training

• Runners who want to prevent injury before it happens

• Runners chasing PRs who want smarter, more sustainable progress

• Recreational runners who simply want running to feel better

  
  

You don’t need to be elite. You just need to care about running.

A Space for Longer, More Thoughtful Conversations

Most runners are flooded with information:

• Training rules that are presented as universal truths

• Injury advice that ignores context

• Data that feels authoritative but isn’t always helpful

• Flashy running influencers looking to make money off of brand endorsements

This blog is here because a lot of what actually helps runners doesn’t fit neatly into an Instagram caption, a quick FAQ, or a session in the clinic. Running injuries, training decisions, and performance plateaus are usually more nuanced than they’re made out to be, and I wanted a place to explore that nuance in depth.

What You’ll Find Here

You can expect posts on topics like:

• Running injuries and rehab from a performance-first perspective

• Training load, intensity, and long-term durability

• Strength training for runners

• The psychology of training

• My evolving thoughts as a clinician and coach

  
  

Some posts will be practical and actionable. Others will be more conceptual. All of them are grounded in what I see every week working with runners.

An Ongoing Conversation

My thinking will evolve. The research will evolve. Running culture will evolve.

This blog will continue to exist to share how I’m currently thinking, what I’m seeing, and what seems to actually help runners move forward.

If something here resonates, great. If something challenges you a bit, that’s probably good too.

Thanks for reading.