One of the great things about having a running coach who is a self-confessed geek about running biomechanics is that it means that my interest in understanding “why” is met with an equally enthusiastic “let’s figure it out” response. I suggested to James Dunne of Kinetic Revolution that we film my gait and foot strike […]
Way back when I got the idea to try to run again, after a 25 year hiatus, it was like learning a foreign language. My body just did not know how to move! I thought back to when I was 9, the last time I could remember being on a track, and I just COULD […]
On Saturday I had a track session with my running coach, James Dunne of Kinetic Revolution. I have been working with James since June 2011 to improve my running biomechanics. Let’s just say that the gifts of CMT and Hypermobility have not left me naturally endowed with running grace. But I am determined, and I […]
July was a good month for me. It was the month I learned that it seems that I can run again. I ran a 10 kilometre race and my knee didn’t blow up. Two weeks later I ran another 6k in a race environment at full body weight. And my knee felt okay then too. […]
I spent yesterday afternoon alternating between swings of optimism, and pits of disappointment. Yesterday’s London Triathlon did not go the way that I had intended. Just at the start of the bike course I down shifted as we approached one of the many road overpasses the course has to offer. As I downshifted I was […]
Earlier this year I was told by doctors that the structure of my knee meant that I should stop running – IMMEDIATELY. I hated this binary answer. So I took the doctor’s advice and made an appointment with a sports medicine doctor – someone who would help me to develop a rehabilitation strategy. The sports […]
If we were sitting down, having a cup of coffee… …Chances are we would be having coffee at my house. I love my coffee machine, and would show you it with pride (it is one of the single best investments in household appliances that I have ever made, with my Vitamix running a close second). […]
Somehow posting May in numbers just didn’t seem a priority while on holidays. So this month, now that my holidays are (almost) officially over (I just have a few quick trips left this summer – but no major time off boo hoo), I though I would combine May and June. The past few months have […]
On Sunday, as I started my day, the following post by one of my friends caught my attention: “Gratitude is the root of happiness.” I thought this perfectly sums up our approach to #summergratitude. For both Kelly and I, summer is our favourite season. We decided in 2011 to mark our love for summer with […]
So a few people saw me tweet that I rolled my ankle the first weekend of June. Upon arrival in Honolulu, as I descended the escalators to baggage claim – BOOM. My ankle rolled. I slide down the escalator on the side of my ankle. It was not pretty – so ugly in fact that […]