October 2012
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Heel me – the truth about plantar fasciitis
Despite its complicated name, the majority of runners can pronounce plantar fasciitis because they’ve had the misfortune of personal experience. I’ve heard it called the ‘M.E’ of sports injuries because it’s so hard to pin down what triggers it and equally hard to find a way to get rid of it. It’s not uncommon for [...]
Master the marathon - A FEW PLACES LEFT!
Signed up for your first marathon? Or looking to beat your previous best marathon time? My Master the Marathon workshop will give you the tools you need to maximise your training time, minimise the risk of injury and prepare for your 26.2 mile journey in the best possible way. In a mix of classroom and [...]
Being overweight makes mental muscle flabby too…
Here is a controversial study, if ever I saw one. Research presented last week at Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, suggests that being obese appears to compromise cognitive function. In the study, conducted jointly by Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh Universities, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to image the brains [...]
Marathon wisdom: niggles vs injury
Runners love to talk about ‘niggles’, even when they can barely limp down the stairs to get their running shoes on! But it’s not big and it’s not clever to downplay or ignore problems, and doing so increases the likelihood of them turning into full-blown injuries. So how do you distinguish between a ‘niggle’ - [...]