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August 13, 2018

What is Cadence?

Quite simply put, cadence is how many steps you take per minute whilst you are running. Some runners who take really, really short fast steps would have a cadence of […]
June 18, 2018

From 0 to 100 and everything in between!

Earlier this year Dr Nicole Lawler of Padstow Chiropractic told us her story of upset when she had not one, but two stress fractures whilst training for an ultramarathon event. […]
March 11, 2018

Plantar Fasciitis & Achilles Tendonitis: Why they should be easy to get better – PART 1

Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis would have to be two of the more common ailments I have seen in runners during my relatively short time as a coach. These conditions […]
February 11, 2018

Do as I say, not as I do!

With many of our runners embarking on some HUGE running adventures this year at UTA, Dr Nicole Lawler of Padstow Chiropractic has some very wise words of advice… For those […]
September 26, 2017

One Runner’s Journey: From 2 stress fractures in 2 years to running 40km a week again

“December 2016 I was sitting in the waiting room at Westmead Hospital, waiting to have an MRI taken. I felt like it was deja-vu, as this wasn’t my first visit. […]
June 7, 2017

3 Common Mistakes made by New Runners (and how to avoid them)

New to running? Avoid these 3 mistakes to keep you on the injury-free road.
February 17, 2017

Why am I getting injured during running?

Written by Stacey Kelleher (Bachelor of Applied Science (Sport and Exercise Science); Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Rehabilitation); Diploma of Remedial Massage; Certificate in Dry Needling) Running can be one […]
September 4, 2014

RockTape Review

When I was training to run the Great Ocean Road Marathon I had a very bad flare up of ITBS and along with physio and massage therapy, I turned to […]
March 13, 2014

Benched

Not that long ago I was delivered the news “you won’t be running for a little while”. I am sure that many people have heard this from a  kindly medical […]