Many of my clients for Sports Massage are keen runners, cyclists or swimmers, or sometimes all three! They regale me with their tales of miles covered and stretches of water paddled, and I am constantly in awe of their determination and drive for their sport. I often think of their training regimes and processes, and as the weather is changing it turned my mind to the effect this must have upon them. Obviously training can be carried out indoors, on a treadmill or a stationar

The hottest London Marathon ever recorded. Not a cloud in the sky and the heat continued to bear down onto the hot tarmac as tens of thousands of runners pounded out 26.2 miles. Water stations started running out of water. Medical teams had to come to the aid of runners struck down with heatstroke under the unrelenting sun. I was at the finish line ready for action. Last Sunday, alongside about 25 other massage therapists, I joined the NSPCC massage team at the London Maratho

On Sunday 25th March I volunteered as a massage therapist for Tommy's charity at the London Landmarks Half Marathon. It was inspiring. Here's my story as a vessel for their stories... I get on the tube at Clapham South and already I am spotting lycra clad runners and numbered vests. The fluorescent trainer count is high. As I emerge from Charing Cross underground the pavements are teeming with runners and supporters, spilling out onto the roads surrounding Trafalgar Square. L