Marathon Spotlight – Kyle Greig

This London Marathon Special #marathonspotlight comes from Kyle Greig.  Fresh from his latest 100km race in New Zealand, Kyle informs us on training plans and trail running.  How to jump over electrical fences and where the best water is found in natural streams.  Many thanks to Kyle for this great blog....enjoy, share and good luck …

Marathon Spotlight – Andrew Gordon

This weeks #marathonspotlight comes from Andrew Gordon.  Andrew can be found either behind the counter of The Running shop, up to his ankles in mud on the local trails or behind another type of spotlight playing with his band.  Andrew was the first to talk me through my marathon plans and also gave some fantastic …

Marathon Spotlight – Virginia Cryle

The latest #marathonspotlight comes from Virginia Cryle.  I met Virginia through school and our love of running took different paths but we are both now fully loving running, and through our roles as physiotherapist encouraging exercise to our clients.  Understanding the training requirements, the mental stress, physical strength and self awareness required for training.  This …

Marathon Spotlight – Elizabeth Kerr

This #mothersday themed #marathonspotlight comes from the wonderfully inspiring Elizabeth Kerr.  After reading this it genuinely made me want to put on my trainers and go for a run.  Her words of wisdom and tips are fantastic.  I remember talking to Liz about her labour and she told me that with Lyla she completed the …

Shoe Laces? Why Knot?

Shoe laces, and in-particular how you tie them has a huge impact on the stresses on the foot.  Also different strategies of tying shoe laces can temporally off load structures that may be under strain. I have recently seen the impact that shoes, load and training has on the feet.  With spring marathons not too …