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The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team 
By Matt Barbour on 01/07/2008 12:43:15
With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best
with your physio or doctor on how you should recover," says Neil Tucker, a musculoskeletal physio at Pure Sports Medicine. "Find out how long rehab will take, what you need to do and whether there is any other complementary training you can do to minimise
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Ask the Experts: Taper and Race Week with Sam Murphy
By on 02/04/2012 15:52:53
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS Target 26.2 coach Sam Murphy answered your questions about the final stage of marathon training live in the forums
physio appointment for some deep tissue massage, but I’m not sure what I should do in terms of running or other exercise. Dan EllingworthA. Hopefully the taper will help ease out your hamstrings a bit, with the reduced volume of training allowing more
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Ironman Switzerland 05 - Iron Zilla's Diary
By Iron Godzilla on 18/10/2004 14:35:24
How the training gets better, month by month
that set me right back. I didn't get any physio until June, and have only just got back to a fit state - I've missed all my long rides as a result and it is now too late to make up the time. At my test event - the Bala half ironman at the start of June – I
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Join The Club
By Matt Barbour on 26/11/2008 11:01:01
Thinking about signing up with a running club? Whether you're a beginner or an elite, here's all you need to know before you commit
running shops, not to mention the contacts you make in terms of physios when you get injured, and massage therapists," says Lucy Colquhoun from City of Edinburgh AC (edinburghac.org.uk). "Any good club should at least be aware of local physios and other
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Reader to Reader: Ch-ch-changes
By Jane Hoskyn on 25/03/2007 14:23:37
Can you, and should you, change your running style? Here's what you thought
for a long slogHaving gone through a really annoying phase of shin splints, I got some physio input and they gradually re-engineered my running style. It was a ground-up (well, hip-down) re-think about each muscle group and its role in the cycle
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Reader to Reader: What's your injury philosophy?
By Jane Hoskyn on 29/04/2007 21:52:10
How's a runner to handle injury - and the constant threat of injury? Here's what you thought
I've been quite lucky. The only injury I've had was in Jan 2000, which stopped my running for four months. I had physio and an extensive weights programme, and the recommended stretching exercises are now a regular part of my routine. Since then I
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Massage Q+A: Does it Work?
By Sam Murphy on 16/09/2011 14:04:27
Elite runners swear by massage to speed recovery, dodge injury and boost performance - now you can too
programme," says RW's triple Olympian contributing editor Jo Pavey. "It's important for both performance and recovery." Mo Farah also gets rubbed the right way: "I get massaged by the physio all the time, it's so important when you've put you body through
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Pingu1874's VLM Experience
By Pingu1874 on 26/04/2011 15:25:49
My VLM experience, taken from my blog at http://pingu1874.wordpress.com/ and written the day after the race.
:20. A staggering performance which placed him in the top 8% of all finishers. Harry twisted his knee after 10 miles, and had it “knocked back into place” by a fellow runner who I hope was either a physio or Mr Miyagi. Despite the injury, he finished
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My first and last marathon
By Vickster66 on 04/05/2012 15:38:05
My tale of a five hour absolute dream come true
! From an almost standing start, I knew I would have to train hard to cope and it was a rocky road. I had done a half-marathon before but hadn't run for months. Luckily I had a decent physio and was driven by fear of failure.I thought I had some idea what
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Five Minutes With... Mo Farah
By Dominique Brady on 26/10/2010 12:31:45
One of Britain's most talented middle-distance runners tells us what it means to hold a national record - and why he never wants to finish second.
at the flash run today?A. It's great to take part in the run today. It all started on Twitter and most people here are on their lunch break. It's always great to run with other people and as you can see it's not just a run, Bupa are also providing physio
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