The Side Stitch

The Side Stitch

Do you suffer from the dreaded side stitch? As a beginner runner or jogger, the dreaded ‘side stitch’ can often be a more than uncomfortable experience, with the pain being dull to sharp. The pain can impede your running as much as an injury and can also...
Cadence Breathing

Cadence Breathing

What is a Breathing Cadence? Breathing Cadence, is simply the inspiration and expiration of the lungs to the ‘tempo’ [cadence] of the right or left arm or right or left foot movement. For example; breathing in [ inspiration ] and breathing out [ expiration...
Armpits Clothing Tags Ouch!

Armpits Clothing Tags Ouch!

Have you experienced chafing while running? Now that you have moved towards the running lark you and could be now be running more than thirty kilometers in preparation for your next event, little abrasions and places where clothes rub will begin to bother you. These...
Shock of Sammy Wanjiru death

Shock of Sammy Wanjiru death

In Ethiopia the athletes are shocked because of the sudden death of marathon athlete Sammy Wanjiru. Haile Gebrselassie multiple world – and Olympic champion and world record holder  on the marathon responded on his twitter: “I am totally shocked of the news of the...

Dealing with Chafing – Cause and Prevention

How do you deal with chafing while running? You running along not a care in the world, so you think. A little later into the run and ‘boy oh boy’ you have a chafe and is it not irritating. The irritation you can cope with but now it has lead to an open...