Category: INJURY

Three Ways to Cope with Injury

Posted on 19/09/202231/08/2022 by Ruth Martin

Injury can not only affect your fitness but can impact your mental health. Here’s our top tips for getting through the downs without feeling down – and coming out stronger Injured for the first time or even fifth time? You are not alone. An estimated 50% of regular runners get injured every year with 62% of triathletes incurring at least one injury per season. But all is not lost. Follow these tips for getting yourself back on the road to a stronger you. Plan for Recovery When training for an event, you follow a training plan, right? Yet when people

3 Signs You Are Training Too Hard

Posted on 11/09/202212/09/2022 by Ruth Martin

Sometimes the hardest part of any training plan in the lead up to a race, challenge or event is listening to our own bodies and knowing when to take it easy and when to push on. Juggling life, work, training and responsibilities is a fine balancing act and judging when we need to take it easier in training can be a minefield when we want to compete well or complete a session on a training plan. How do we know when we are genuinely doing a bit too much compared with that feeling of ‘kind of want to go for a

Could barefoot running help your technique?

Posted on 10/08/2022 by Ruth Martin

Are the types of running shoes you wear the key to success? We’ve had barefoot running and carbon plates but where does the truth lie? Ruth Martin investigates …. In the 1970’s, running (or jogging as it was more commonly called!) gained popularity for recreation and the sports shoe industry reacted by developing technologies and features in modern running shoes based on the idea that they needed to prevent injury. In fact, running injuries did not go away and boomed right along with the boom in running. When Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run book was published in 2009, interest and

Find Your Foot Shape to Combat Injury

Posted on 01/06/202109/08/2022 by Ruth Martin

The feet form the very foundations of the body. As runners and triathletes, we rely on them 100% so taking care of them should be top of the priority list. But everyone is different and the needs of your own pair can actually be determined by the shape of your foot. Researchers working with OnBuy.com in collaboration with podiatry experts, identified some of the most common foot types. The research shows that the shape and structure of your feet, the toes and arch of your foot can indicate what injury issues you might experience. Here is how to combat them!

Four Essential Tips for Trail Running Recovery

Posted on 06/08/2020 by Rachael Woolston

Taking to the trails opens up a little slice of adventure in your day to day life. Small wonder it becomes so addictive but with it taking more effort it’s even more important to heed recovery strategies… Build your strength ‘Huh?‘ you may be thinking. ‘That’s not recovery.’ Strength work is a vital component of trail running as it keeps you efficient on the trails so you don’t overwork – and therefore injure yourself. It doesn’t need to take hours of training, just short, simple kettlebell or plyometric type exercises can reap big rewards both in making it feel easier

How do you cope with being injured?

Posted on 04/03/202004/03/2020 by Rachael Woolston

It’s about this time in the Spring marathon season that injuries start cropping up. How do you manage it and what can you do to keep physically and mentally fit? Injuries inevitably happen when you are training. However, research has shown that factors including: a sudden increase in volume without a gradual progression, the wrong shoes, and a lack of strength training can all increase your risk of injury. All of these things tend to come to the fore in March, during the Spring season. You get so far. But then add volume too quickly and your calf muscles or

Three signs of the onset of ITBS

Posted on 27/02/202005/10/2021 by Rachael Woolston

Learn to detect the niggles of ITBS syndrome BEFORE it becomes chronic, and you could help prevent it ruining your marathon or triathlon training. We all know that we should build our stability before we add volume too quickly, wear the right trainers/right cleats and improve our running/cycling technique to help prevent runners knee. But how many of us actually do this? Not many, judging by the number of female runners and triathletes who purchase our streamed online recovery course Rehab and Return to Running for ITBS. If you are in peak training season for an event, these are signs

Knee pain explained – and three ways to train your way out of pain

Posted on 19/09/2019 by Rachael Woolston

Knee pain can take many women out of action, from beginners to seasoned female athletes. Here’s what causes it and what you can do to prevent – or recover from it…. All too often, we push through knee pain, pushing it away thinking that it will go away or that the pain is just in our head. But when it turns into a persistent, dull nagging ache, sharp pain or even feels like ground glass under the kneecap, you know that the situation is going to need more than just taking ibuprofen. Here we explain the mechanisms behind knee pain and