If I had to describe the "Wounded Runner" program in one word it would be "hope".
It is a "dynamic process" that is medically supervised to uncover over time the real issue that keep someone from running.
It takes this information and creates a strategic plan to "clean up" the issues. The majority of participants have been able to achieve a higher level of stability and control to get them back on the road.
We emphasizes the concept of "conditioning the athlete to run" instead of "running the athlete to condition".
As a doctor, this program is a "laboratory" that allows us to help in ways that are just not possible in the office.
Thomas Bakman, DC, FAFICC
Rehabilitation Director
FORMA

Wounded Runner, is a medically supervised and planned training course. The goal of "Wounded Runner" is to address injuries which have kept you from performing the sport of running and keeps you from achieving your fitness goals. We provide each athlete with a better understanding of their body mechanics and what factors can be contributing to the inability to heal.

Along with addressing the injuries themselves, we are communicating with our athletes so we can instruct them on how to achieve a higher level of fitness without adding extra stress to injured areas.

Each athlete receives an evaluation and workout plan from a Sports Medicine Doctor. The Doctor in conjunction with a Certified Running Coach work on a series of exercises to assist in the recovery process A formal video taped gait analysis is provided to each participate along with a personal consultation with your coach and our Team Sports Medicine Physician. The video allow us to further individualize your workouts based on any compensatory patterns brought on by your injury.

This eight week program consists of three workouts a week supervised by your Certified Running Coach and monitored by the FORMA Sports Medicine Team.

Through the course of the eight week program, you will perform a series of strength exercises and you will be introduced back to minimal running based on your individual recovery.

We will meet Tuesday and Thursdays at 6pm and Saturday morning at 7am at the Huntington Beach Pier for the Fountain Valley/Huntington Beach location.
We will meet Monday and Wednesday at 6pm and Saturday mornings at 7am at the Laguna Hills Community Center for the Laguna Hills location.


A Snail's Pace Running Academy along with our Medical Sponsor FORMA look forward to assisting you finally leap the hurdle of unsuccessful treatment or assessment of your injuries.

Meet your Coach



Michelle Montiel
RRCA/GFR/AED/CPR/First Aid Certified Coach
Michelle.Montiel@ASnailsPace.net
Title: A Snail's Pace Running Academy Director
Instructor, Wounded Runner: Fountain Valley/Huntington Beach

Michelle has been running since 1985 and she still loves it just as much as when she started. Michelle joined A Snail's Pace Running Academy in 2002 and worked in A Snail's Pace Running Shop in Fountain Valley for four years prior to being promoted to Director of A Snail's Pace Running Academy. Michelle has completed seven marathons, 30 half marathons and numerous 5 and 10k's. When asked why she runs, Michelle said, "describing the thrill of completing a race is like trying to describe a color to someone who was born without sight".


Meet your experienced team of Sports Medicine Professionals of FORMA.

Dr.Claudio Carvalho, DO, MS


Dr.Thomas Bakman, DC, FAFICC


Tracy Burrows-Boeckley MPT, OCS