Over the last 18 months of training for my races, I have almost always had little niggling 'injuries, strains and pains'. These are usually in my legs, but also appear in my back and shoulders.
THANK GOODNESS FOR GEOFF WILLIAMSON! Geoff owns and operates Muscleworks sports massage. His regular rubs are what keep me going. I have had a lot of massage and physio over the last couple of decades (a decade playing in the front row of a rugby scrum does that to you) and ONLY Geoff has been able to make a significant difference every time he massages.
Geoff is a top athlete in his own right (especially in the mountain running arena) and is training for the Lake Wanaka Half and then the New Zealand Iron Man in Taupo in 2011. He is also coach to a number of top up and coming athletes, so his advice while I am getting a rub down each month is extremely helpful.
Geoff is also a fantastic motivator and his words of encouragement are a huge help. He also does things like drop by local events that I am doing while he is out on a training ride and cheers me on. It is great to have some people out there barrocking for you even though you are well down the field (thats one of the things that I really enjoyed about the Lake Wanaka Half this year)! Geoff is going to join a bunch of us next weekend at the Southern Lakes Half Marathon and we've been for the odd open water swim together too. So, even though I am nowhere anywhere near his league, I am still able to learn from him.
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