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    Top 10 Running Injuries and How to Treat Them: Part 1

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    The first part of our guide to – in no particular order – the top 10 running injuries, including advice on how to recover and product suggestions to aid your rehabilitation. Part Two is here. PLANTAR FASCIITIS Refers to inflammation of the plantar fascia, a fibrous sheath which runs along most of the length of … Read more

    Why Foam Rollers Should Be A Part of Your Training

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    American marathon runner Dan Lyne examines the benefits of foam rollers as well as the risks, and highlights four key areas of the body to roll. Injury avoidance during marathon training is one of the top challenges for most runners. Strength training, stretching, diet, sleep and proper footwear are the most common ways to stay … Read more

    Seven tips to prepare for a marathon

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    With both the Manchester and the London marathons coming up next month,˷e consulted Runner’s World to put together˯ur top seven preparation tips to get the best out of your training routine. Set achievable goals If youֲe a marathon newbie, approach it sensibly. The last thing you want to do is aim too highly and risk … Read more

    20 Reasons ‘NOT’ To Run A Marathon

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    Yeah, we know that charity is a good thing and running a marathon, whether it is for personal glory or for a great cause, is an admirable achievement. Anybody that can run for 26.2 miles has my respect, and anyone that does it dressed as the Incredible Hulk or in some excruciatingly uncomfortable Rhino costume … Read more

    SPORT: Principles of Training

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    Despite popular belief, there is a key difference between simply working out and training; a goal, a workout regime and a program that follows the principles of training. Toby Cryne explains the key training rules that have helped him through marathons, triathlons and Muay Thai fights over the past few years.

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    Piriformis Syndrome Exercises Explained

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    The Bane of Every Runner’s Life – Piriformis Syndrome Exercises

    Running can be a pain in the butt sometimes. If it’s not blisters, it’s niggling knees or misfiring quadriceps. And this weekֳ flavour is just as consuming: Piriformis syndrome. Equally as annoying standing up as it is sitting down, the condition can be pretty debilitating if not treated with the correct amount of humility and care. Piriformis syndrome exercises have become commonplace in many stretching routines such as my own. Yet still, the blighters hurt.

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