Recently I have enjoyed the buzz of motivating a few people I know (and some I have only just met) to start running or to take their running to the next stage. It must be pretty obvious that I think running is an amazing thing to do and from which everyone can gain so much, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘injury’
An open letter about bravery (and a knee)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged half marathon, injury, potential, running, self-confidence, training on November 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The beginning of the end or a new beginning?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged injury, ironman, running, training, ultra marathons on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For a couple of months now I have been suffering with a sore heel. Unlike the normal niggles that all runners suffer from time to time, this one seems to have taken quite a hold of me and has really begun to affect my running. I went to see my chiropractor Gavin Burt recently and [...]
Running with my brain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged injury, marathon, potential, running, self-confidence, training on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have written before about the role that the mind plays in my running. I really do believe that there is only so much that can be achieved by pure physicality alone and, perhaps especially in long distance running, it is often the mind which dictates success of failure as much as fitness. An example [...]
It’s a matter of mind
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged half marathon, Iliotibial band syndrome, injury, ITB, paris marathon, PB, personal best, running on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is about the power of the mind, the importance of foam rollers and the body’s ability to recover remarkably fast. Last week I wrote about the mystery injury that came on suddenly and seemed to emanate from the point where my iliotibial band joined my right knee. I was pretty concerned about it, but [...]
OK don’t panic!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Iliotibial band syndrome, injury, ITB, marathon, paris marathon, running, training on March 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The last few days have been a little stressful – not least because of all the changes I’m dealing with at work (did I mention how my only regret in life is that I’m not a full-time athlete!) but the most worrying development came in the form of an injury at the end of my [...]
