Gini Frisby

"Some runners feel that soft-tissue therapy relaxes you and believe that it helps them train better, harder, faster and recover faster," Frisby said."Whether it's a psychological response or physiological response, most runners agree that after massage -- compared to simply resting after exertion -- they feel much better."

Post-event soft-tissue therapy is mainly concerned with recovery.Recovery after competition involves not only tissue normalization and repair, but also general relaxation and mental calming.

"Many athletes, coaches and therapists suggest that soft-tissue therapy is capable of increasing the recovery rate of an exercised-damaged muscle," said Gini Frisby, an exercise physiologist with Hillcrest Lifestyle & Exercise Programs at Hillcrest Medical Center.Frisby is also the trainer for this year's celebrity runners Casey Norton, "Six in the Morning" co-anchor for KOTV, channel 6, and Felicia Collins Correia, executive director of Domestic Violence Intervention Services.
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Frisby added that delayed onset muscle soreness is a frequent problem after unaccustomed exercise, for instance, a long race.

"It usually lasts about 96 hours and rarely develops into a chronic condition requiring medical attention," she said.
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Gini Frisby, an exercise physiologist with Hillcrest Lifestyle & Exercise Programs at Hillcrest Medical Center, said the pair are doing "amazingly well" and are staying focused in their training.

"That's the key right now with the mileage increase," Frisby said.
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Frisby said both Norton and Correia are running three to four times a week and cross training and lifting weights two times a week.
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"Both are also stretching every day to help with fl exibility and to reduce soreness," Frisby added.

The Tulsa Run is only nine days away and trainer Gini Frisby has nothing but praise for celebrity runners Casey Norton and Felicia Collins Correia.
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"Training these two for the Tulsa Run has been an incredible experience for me," Frisby said.
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"These two celebrity runners have been advocates for health in showing that work schedules, kids, out-of-town traveling, weather, not feeling well -- nothing slowed down their training," Frisby added.
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"Gini made it easy for me," Norton said.
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"Casey has made it so much fun with the training segments on the early morning news and his training blogs," Frisby said.