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My cough finally seems to be fading, so I am hopeful that I can properly get my training back on track for the final three-week…

I had certainly planned to put some extra training in throughout January to get back on track after overindulging over the Christmas period, but I wasn’t planning on also having to do it following the Man Flu (a very serious health condition, as I am sure you are all aware!). I hope it didn’t get you too, but there certainly seems to have been a lot about this time around.

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Training has been going well, consistency has been good, movement is improving but I am inwardly somewhat competitive. It felt like I needed something to aim for that would challenge me to firstly stay true to the course, but also to push me out of my comfort zone.

Que an evening out for a friend’s birthday, a few drinks in he announces he had signed up for the Brighton Half Marathon an event which I have previously run some 11 years or so ago. My result has always irked me, as I completed the race in 2 hours and 32 seconds. This included a wee stop, due to drinking far too much water pre-race in attempt to ensure I was hydrated! In short, I have always felt I should have completed it in sub 2 hours. Now perhaps it was the wine, but I felt compelled to sign up, so picked up my phone and with a few taps I was signed up…

Ah, the age-old question: “Can you touch your toes?” It’s the litmus test of flexibility, or at least that’s what we’ve been led to believe.…

This is the perfect time in the gym to ensure consistency with exercises specifically designed to improve those areas of weakness and optimise your overall…

Just saying Take 2, says it all really. None of us are perfect! The important thing to recognise is that when we fail it is…

How is your posture? Are you like the picture on the left or are you more like the picture on the right? Here I discuss…

Martin completed Tom Goom’s Running Repairs Course. This is specifically designed to help therapists diagnose, treat and prevent running injuries. So if you are a runner struggling with niggles, get booked in with Martin to get back on track!