Category Archives: injury

How to deal with injury constructively

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

So, you’re training for a big event… a run, big walk or triathlon… 6 weeks into your 12 week training plan… and ‘PING’ something goes. You’re injured and you need to reassess your training and goals.  I used to get … Continue reading →

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5/5 Top 10 ways to achieve your personal best

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

To take your training and competition to the next level you need to do more than just put in time, you need to have a plan.  Your training program requires constant adjustment throughout the year to avoid plateaux and burnout. … Continue reading →

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Time for a rest: swollen & sore ankle

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

You might remember me talking about having sore feet from walking the West Highland Way: http://lornpearsontrains.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/believe-in-yourself/ The pain cleared up after I stopped walking, but as the days went on feet were in excruciating pain whilst walking. By day 2 … Continue reading →

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Wk46 – 4.3M Maxwell Park

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

After my long run on Saturday I felt pretty good.  On Sunday I wasn’t sore, apart from a little niggle on the top of my right foot where I went over my ankle. I’ve managed somehow to slightly strain the … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Ways to Avoid Over Training

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Training to reach your peak potential as a distance runner is like walking a fine line between just enough training and too much training.  If you don’t train with enough quality and quantity you will end up under reaching and … Continue reading →

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Thinking about running an ultramarathon?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Thinking about doing an ultra marathon? 8 weeks ago I decided I was going to enter an ultramarathon. I did think it might be a tall order, but after having completed the training for the marathon in April and completing … Continue reading →

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Wk26 – Run then Circuits with Gill

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Thursday morning I was up early again to meet Gill at Bella for some circuits again.  Last week she said she had really bad back pain after the last session we did, so I was keen to maybe lift lower … Continue reading →

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IT band rehab workout

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

In my quest for getting my IT band back to normal… I’ve come up with the following workout to help strengthen my legs and hopefully get me back running soon. For more informatin on IT band friction Syndrome (ITBFS) go … Continue reading →

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New Bike and ‘Insanity’ Workout pages

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

With the idea of me trying to change direction with my training (away from running because of my injury… sniff sniff)… I’ve added the following pages with information on other training methods on the above main bar: The Bike page … Continue reading →

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Wk25 – 4.2M Clyde Bridge loops with knee pain

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

The plan for Wednesday’s run was to try to run up to 5 miles and see if I experienced any pain in my knee/IT band.  I had run 1.5 miles on Monday night on the treadmill (13.5 minutes) and hadn’t … Continue reading →

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