You’ve done it! Those last few miles really took it out of you though, you felt there was nothing left in your legs or that your lungs were about to burst, but you just kept telling yourself “move your legs!”. So i bet you are dreading the aching legs and tending the blisters over the … Read more
The second most common running injury I see in recreational runners is knee pain, oftentimes also called patella femoral joint pain or chondromalacia patella syndrome. This knee problem very often also involves the patella tendon, whereby there is tendonopathy in the patella tendon – much like what happens in the Achilles tendon (read my blog … Read more
One of the most common running injuries I come across in recreational runners is Achilles tendonopathy, more commonly known as Achilles tendonitis – suggesting there is inflammation in the tendon, however this is not the case (more on this later). I’m going to talk you though how to prevent this running injury, and how you … Read more
You wake up on race day full of excited anticipation for the road ahead, dreaming of a personal best and glad that the months of treadmill running are behind you. However, there is a slight doubt in the back of your mind; you can’t quite put your finger on it. Have you prepared … Read more