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The Square One Tavern Plan

September 2, 2011
The Square One Tavern Plan

My enforced rest from running was initiated by a trip to a pub. Me and my good lady gathered around a couple of pints of Wandle, pulled out the Moleskin and jotted down a recovery plan to rid me of plantar fasciitis for good and set me right for my already deferred entry to the [...]

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The Stick and Other Methods of Torture

August 21, 2011
The Stick and Other Methods of Torture

I’ve been using The Stick ever since I suffered with a painful muscular injury to my hamstrings. It has a very simple design – a slightly flexible plastic stick around which a set of plastic spindles can independently rotate. It is these spindles that work on your muscles to ease out knots and release tension. [...]

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Pool Running for the Injured

August 21, 2011
Pool Running for the Injured

The enforced running respite has resulted in a very slight improvement to my plantar fasciitis pain so I’m motivated to keep up with the recommendations from my podiatrist. I’ve stuck to the stretches, swapped the running with cycling and been wearing the temporary insoles in my trainers. The only remedial action left to tick off [...]

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Plantar Fasciitis and General Running Woes

July 30, 2011
Plantar Fasciitis and General Running Woes

My running outlook is looking grim again but I’m not completely despondent. I feel the opportunity for experimentation. The sort of experimentation that probably got me into this mess in the first place but blogging fodder nonetheless. I’ve just been to see my latest running guru and as expected it has resulted in yet another [...]

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If the Knee Hurts

January 8, 2011
If the Knee Hurts

It feels as though I’ve done a lot of whingeing over the last 3 months. I’ve gone from chest infection to pulled calves to meniscal tears and it’s beginning to sound like I’m manufacturing my own get out of the London Marathon free card. It was rather convenient then that Craig Carroll contacted me last [...]

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To run or not to run

December 28, 2010
To run or not to run

I started my last long run in the barrel of an MRI machine and finished it 9.2 k later skipping up the steps of the local Morrisons where my lady was waiting. I felt on form and on top of the world. Somewhere between then and now my running world took a big knock. My [...]

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Injury Groans

November 24, 2010
Injury Groans

I’m spending my morning learning how to cross my legs. Apparently I am supposed to work my right knee into the back of my left calf and wiggle. I’ve never been the sort of lady who can sit with an elegantly crossed knee, I have slightly more inner thigh than is absolutely necessary and it’s [...]

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Underground Surgery

June 8, 2008
Underground Surgery

An absolute scorcher today, June has finally arrived and what better way to enjoy the sun than spending 2 hrs locked in a tube train and another couple running through the crowds of Central London? I wonder if I’ve ever mentioned my dislike of the London public transport system. I’m sure the feeling is mutual, [...]

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The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back

May 20, 2008
The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back

You may have noticed that I have not been running an awful lot of late. You may also have noticed that this downturn in activity has been matched by an awful lot of moaning of the “my back hurts, my leg hurts” variety. I feel somewhat vindicated as, after a spate of trips to see [...]

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Wii Hurt

February 18, 2008
Wii Hurt

The weekend was supposed to be slothful and despite a few forgivable false starts I am still left wondering what the heck went wrong. How could I arrive back home and find myself sitting here on my sofa with multiple athletic injuries? I arrived at Rach’s house on Friday and was immediately forced aboard the [...]

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