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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...