Rolling Deep for Release

oam rolling takes me back to the track. At UC Davis post-practice sessions, I was typically rolling around wincing in pain because of a chronically tight IT band, and it was causing knee pain. I started foam rolling 15 minutes a day and the pain improved. In my scientifically naive youth, I attributed the “miraculous” recovery to a foam roller, but looking back, it could have been a number of other things. I was going to the training room for ice and heat, completing a full activation workout, performing dedicated strength work, and maybe sleeping better or eating better (both are unlikely). So, as I’ve learned to do, I set out