Time to tri something new?
I’m now 15 months into the lifecycle of my current injury and it’s proving as stubborn as ever. I can run a little; two or three easy 5ks...
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Apr 44 min read
Stuck in an injury rut? It’s time to be thankful.
It’s been a while since I wrote my last blog. I left it so long as I wasn’t sure what to write. Back in November I was offered and...
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Dec 23, 20234 min read
I know I said I’d never do another marathon…
Just over a year ago I wrote a blog saying that I’d never run another marathon. Well, that didn’t last very long as I’m about to go back...
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Jun 18, 20236 min read
We need to talk about knees
We all hate getting a knee injury just like we hate getting any kind of injury. But when it’s the knee there’s an added sting to the...
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Apr 16, 20237 min read
London Marathon – The Inside Track
Hooray! London Marathon has come round again. It’s only been six months since I was hobbling round the course, waving at everyone in...
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Mar 20, 20235 min read
Plantar Fasciitis – going, going…gone?
My last blog focused on marathon training advice for the large numbers of you who are preparing for spring marathons. I hope it’s going...
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Feb 12, 202310 min read
Marathon training. All about the ‘other stuff’
If you’re training for a spring marathon this year your training will be well underway, and you will have a few weeks of running under...
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Jan 2, 20235 min read
A new year of running?
I started my year of running in 2022 in much the same state I’m starting 2023 – yes, you’ve guessed it – injured! Hardly surprisingly...
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Oct 27, 20228 min read
A message to London Marathon ballot winners
Whether you were lucky or not in securing a place in the London Marathon ballot earlier this week, you still, maybe even if just for a...
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Sep 27, 20227 min read
Getting to the marathon start (and finish) line
All I’m thinking about right now is how I must make it to the London Marathon start line and almost certainly (well, you never really...
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Aug 29, 20225 min read
Running through plantar fasciitis
In my last blog I listed off all my current injuries and niggles and the most worrying was the horrible pain I’m feeling in the arch and...
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Aug 7, 20225 min read
The secret to marathon training recovery?
As I write this I’m halfway through my 16-week London Marathon training plan. I’m torn between the feeling that eight weeks is simply not...
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Jul 10, 20229 min read
How to run on holiday (and still enjoy your holiday!)
How often have you signed up for a race, maybe even a really big one, but then nearer the time you realise you’ve got a holiday right...
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Jun 12, 20224 min read
Are you starting your London Marathon training?
Tomorrow marks 16 weeks until the London Marathon 2022 and this is when most marathon training plans start, including mine. It might feel...
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Apr 24, 20224 min read
Is running the most injury prone sport?
Given I am the Perpetually Injured Runner I can surely be forgiven for answering the above question with a definitive ‘yes!’ It certainly...
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Mar 31, 20225 min read
Weekly torture sessions and thrice weekly mirror gazing
In my first blog I mentioned a new treatment and rehab plan that I’m starting for an injury in my hip area. I’m only three weeks into the...
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Mar 20, 20224 min read
Introducing the Perpetually Injured Runner
Hello! I’m Rachel, the founder of Running Cards UK, and I am now the self-titled Perpetually Injured Runner. It’s taken me a few years to...
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