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Rehab exercises for ankle sprains

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We’ve already written about ankle sprains and how to possibly prevent them through strengthening and proprioceptive training. I recently came across some rehabilitation exercises which can also help. Make sure you are past the acute stage of injury and can fully weight the injured ankle before undertaking these exercises. Do the exercises in bare feet to start with, and on flat, even, ground. Start with stepping in the configurations shown and build up to hopping. Continue with the direction and step configuration for 1-2 minutes on each leg Using the different change of directions places multiple stresses on various structures … Continue reading →

Lantern Pike Fell Race

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Well. I didn’t enjoy that! Mainly, it has to be said because my running style doesn’t seem to work with a race like that, it was hard, hard work, and it wasn’t the hills that did for me. So what happened? This particular version of a Fell race up Lantern pike is run on the first day of the Hayfield Sheepdog trials and show. We got there in plenty of time, thanks to a lift with one of my fellow triplers from last week, John S, and wandered around the show for a while. Lots of good stuff to see … Continue reading →

A story of 3 races. Coombs Tor, Padfield Scamper and the Coal Sack race

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A day with 2 fell races is always going to present a choice, unless they are close enough to each other to get from one to the other in time for the second one to start. This will normally involve a bit of pre-planning and a car. What if the races are on the same day, a decent amount of time between them, and a runnable distance from each other? What then. Numbering up for Coombs Well. We started off the day picking up Sikobe (whose idea this entire folly it was) and John S and wended our way out … Continue reading →

Sprained Ankles – is there anyway to avoid them?!

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I’ve been reading a lot about sprained ankles recently, mainly from fell runners (what a surprise), though it’s also quite a common thing for people to do even in the city, on pavements, and other such seemingly innocuous surfaces. The reasons for spraining, or, at the least, turning an ankle are many and varied, from “having weak ankles” to “running over tussoky moorland” and “turning round a corner with shoes that are grippier than you expect” (that’d be me). Its been a while since I properly turned either ankle, the last time was a few years ago, and when it … Continue reading →

Shelf Moor Race report

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Wow. I’m quite fatigued. Shelf Moor is a locally run race, organised by Glossopdale fellrunners, and presided over by Gordon- and a very well run race it was too. I had a minor role in providing kit checks at the start of the race (random ones, not EVERYONE got checked). The minimum requirement for the race was a windproof top and bottom layer because of an accident that occurred last year, the runner in question cooled down very quickly because of lack of outer wear. As far as I could see, everyone had taken on board the warnings that anyone … Continue reading →