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Jun 18, 20236 min

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...

Mar 20, 20235 min

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...

Jan 2, 20235 min

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...

Oct 27, 20228 min

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...

Sep 27, 20227 min

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...

Aug 7, 20225 min

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...

Jul 10, 20229 min

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...

Apr 24, 20224 min

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...

Mar 31, 20225 min

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...

Mar 20, 20224 min

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...