Tuesday 25 September 2012

Pain free running

Since the age of 1 I haven't been able to touch my toes - stiff as a board I am but that doesn't stop me taking on daft challenges like running 152 miles across the Sahara Desert in April 2013. So when I pulled out of the Aberfeldy half Ironman (my first even DNF) due to severe cramp and a hamstring that was about to blow, I decided it was time to take action. I found a yoga teacher who took on "lost causes". 3 weeks later, having practised every day, I have pain free running for the first time in my life. It's only a 15 minute daily session with a 1 hour 1-2-1 session. The proof came when I ran 25.2 miles on Sunday and on Monday not only could I walk down stairs but went running, after my yoga warm up,and felt great afterwards. This is a revolution and as I approach 51, if anyone can get me touching my toes and running injury free then I'm sold. Check out http://www.pamelayoung.co.uk/. Namaste.