: "It's been emotional". This was my first marathon and what an amazing experience it was. After months of various injuries, weekly physio sessions, reduced training and a lot of worry, I finished in 3:55. I couldn't stop crying after I got my medal

accompanying fluid intake his nutritional strategy will support his sub 3.15 target very well. Weeks 12 - 13Richard says: This fortnight I picked up some foot pain, diagnosed by my friendly physio as the peroneus brevis going into the 5th metatarsal, caused

! - MuttleyMy girlfriend refused to kiss me after she caught me kissing the soles of my Brooks after the Cardifff Half Marathon. I got 5 PBs in those shoes. Then a fake con-man physio tried to make me throw them out (I even bought some Mizzunos on his advice

a gait analysis done before you buy new ones. Do you do much stretching? I found it really helped, along with physio. – RuzI had shin splints when I started training for the first time - very keen. Hurt like hell and went to the doc; no good. Iced

I was forced out with a knee injury. 'No worries,' I thought, 'I'll do New York instead.' Again I had to withdraw - the physio had failed to diagnose periostial tugging, and my left shin was "one middle distance run from breaking".So my early winter

to injury.Key to success: friends and family, my trainer, a fantastic physio and actually sheer bloody-mindedness to compete against myself!Next year? Bring it on - although am looking for a training partner for the Marathon des Sables - any takers?Wads, 4

for me. My boyfriend is now my husband and often sends me out of the door with my running shoes if he senses me getting moody.’ (More from this story) Cameron Miller on a vicious attack, a demanding physio, and running as a celebration

for charity, I found collecting the sponsorship money harder than doing the damn event! Dave the Ex-Spartan Join the thread Mechanical faults Just got back from seeing the physio - apparently I am not 'mechanically built for running'. I

.Mr. Puffy What about the sports doctor, private MRI scans, sports massage, physio?! (and even after all that, my bum still hurts...) runner-bean I'm still wearing leggings I bought 10 years ago – I don’t see the point in looking swish when all anyone sees

get injured, than to a physio afterwards. Njord I have them every two weeks or so before a big race and then one a week for a couple of weeks after, then once a month or so in normal training, I like them! JWrun I had my first massage about four