Bronze is the Colour of the Day at NI & Ulster Track Championships
Totten & O’Flaherty take bronze at NI & Ulster Track Champs
It’s certainly been an unusual year, exemplified this weekend with the NI & Ulster Track & Field Championships which would normally take place in June, rescheduled for mid-September due...
NI Running’s First Ever Giveaway Contest
**GIVEAWAY** Win this Hipster Running Belt worth £24.00 RRP, in black. Supplied by our friends AT DAC running.
Free to enter, simply subscribe to the NI Running Email List. Be sure to share. Ends Friday 6pm, winner drawn by random number...
STIFF BIG TOES?
YOU MAY HAVE HALLUX LIMITUS...
When thinking about the important load bearing-joints you may be forgiven for overlooking your Big Toe Joint, or Metatarsophalangeal, or MTP Joint for short. While much smaller compared to your Hip, Knee and Ankle joints it...
The Art (and Science) of Managing Running Blisters
Everything you didn't realise you needed to know about blisters… but will stand you in good stead as you take on your running goals this decade.
Truly the worst enemy of every runner (unless you’re very lucky or indeed a...
COMRADES ULTRA MARATHON – SOUTH AFRICA
A BRIEF OVERVIEW
As the first of several articles on the great South African ultra-marathon the questions you need to ask yourself as a runner are quite simply related to the human spirit and all we transpire to believe...
Everything runners need to know about stress fractures
Stress Fractures… probably the single most frustrating injury a runner can face on account that it causes a larger set back than most running injuries: at least 6 -8 weeks of no running.
In this article we address the big...
The importance of a Cool-Down
So we have all been told to cool down after our runs, but what does that actually mean?
What is cooling down and how are we supposed to do it properly?
As physios we get asked this question from our runners...
8 Extremely useful tips for running beginners
Top Tip(s) Tuesday!!
Here are our 8 EXTREMELY useful tips for running beginners…
Forget the past- Do not be unrealistic and expect an immediate return to your previous running level. Start slowly beginning with a short and easy route.
Follow...
Which injury do Runners most commonly suffer?
With the popularity of recreational running growing across the country Dublin City University recently conducted a study looking to answer:
‘Which injury do Runners most commonly suffer?’
Can you guess what they found?
In their study of 142 running club members the...
Getting back into running… after falling off the bandwagon
Have you set your sights on getting back after a ‘running career break’?
Maybe you were sidelined after an injury, or work and family committments had to come first; or perhaps you simply just got bored and lost your mojo....
PHYSIO
Meet The Physio – Sinead Boyle
By Karla Borland, from her blog www.whatkarladid.com
Sinead is a physiotherapist based in Ireland. We started rowing together at Bann Rowing Club around 16 years...
