by Gareth Crook | Apr 28, 2014 | Running Injuries
I’m going to make a bold statement here; stretching before a run or weights is bad for you. There, I said it. But before you condemn me to an asylum, hear me out. When I write about stretching, I mean static stretching. You know the kind, the long, hard...
by Gareth Crook | Apr 15, 2014 | Runners Blogs
Whilst I was preparing to run my first ever 10k race, I only ran the full 10k twice in seven weeks, and that was to monitor progress, not, I repeat not, for endurance training. If you’ve read the article ‘10k in 7 weeks’ on my website...
by Gareth Crook | Apr 14, 2014 | Runners Blogs, Types of Training
Whilst suffering from shin splints I required a workout to help me not only retain my fitness levels, but improve them, since I was training for that illusive sub 39 minute 10k club. I needed something with very low impact, anything otherwise would aggravate...
by Gareth Crook | Apr 14, 2014 | Runners Blogs, Running Injuries
Pain. If you’ve never had shin splints before, that is the only word I can use to describe them. Well, to be honest, I do have a few more nouns for them, however, I shall refrain from writing and leave them to your imagination, so not to offend you, my beloved...
by Gareth Crook | Apr 4, 2014 | Nutritional Advice, Runners Blogs, Running Injuries
How do you find out what supplements will benefit you in a growing world of names and companies selling the stuff? From ‘Chromium Picolinate’ to ‘Hydrolysed Beef Protein’ to ‘Whole Psyllium Husks’ amongst other products, which, to...