02/09/2026
๐ฌ๐ข๐จโ๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ข๐กโ๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ. ๐โโ๏ธ๐
The early mornings.
The wet runs.
The long Sunday miles.
The sessions you didnโt really fancyโฆ but did anyway.
Then the mileage starts building.
And suddenly that calf is getting tighter.
The Achilles is stiff.
The knee starts aching after your long run.
Or the hamstring just ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐.
But you can still run, so you tell yourselfโฆ
๐๐งโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐.
Until one day it isnโt.
When youโve put this much work into a marathon, the last thing you want is to start cutting runs, missing sessions or wondering whether youโll even make the start line.
Sports massage can be a useful part of your marathon preparation โ but it needs to work ๐ช๐๐ง๐ your training, not against it.
As your mileage increases, what we do, when we do it and how we treat you should change.
And rememberโฆ
๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐ง ๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง.
Especially during race week.
The last thing you need is to have your legs battered days before asking them to carry you for ๐ฎ๐ฒ.๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ.
And if the same calf, Achilles, knee, hamstring or hip problem keeps returning every time the mileage goes upโฆ
๐๐ข๐กโ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง.
Find out ๐ช๐๐ฌ it keeps coming back.
Assessment.
Strength.
Rehab.
Load management.
Because after months of training, you donโt want to be sitting at home on race morning thinkingโฆ
๐ ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ.
You want to be standing on that start line thinkingโฆ
๐โ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ. โค๏ธ๐
๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ through our marathon massage guide to see how treatment can fit around your training as the miles build.
๐ Body Repair Sports Therapy, Kircubbin
Sports Therapy โข Physiotherapy โข Injury Rehabilitation
