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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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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 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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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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