Who says country men have to get along? After the completion of the men's 1,500m tonight in Monaco's Diamond League meet, French runners Mehdi Baala & Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad vented their frustrations in a rather public manner! Both have been training up here in Font Romeu..
So this is my work! I'll be honest, I couldn't imagine putting in a 9 - 5, based in the same office, sat at the same desk, knowing from one day to the next that what I do today is the same as yesterday, next week & next year. But that's just me - some people love the...
This evening I was in touch with my friend, John Geist, whom I met whilst working for the Pittsburgh Steelers at their pre-season training camp last August. John works as an athletic trainer for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center primarily but also helps out with the ...
So in the last 24 hours, I left Portals, flew back to London, unpacked one bag, did my laundry, repacked my bag, went to bed, got up, had a shower, jumped in a taxi to Heathrow airport, flew to Barcelona & drove up to Font Romeu. Done. Period.
It was a great few days...
So why am I away in Portals, Majorca, you may well ask? No, for once I am not away with a team or an athlete but instead I am in the Balearics with several friends (see left if you are brave enough), to celebrate the last few days of my good friend, Steve Currie's freedom...
During my travels over the past week or so, I have taken the opportunity to pick up one or two papers that had been recommended to me on various topics. Given my interest in what is going on around the hip & pelvis in addition to a discussion with my colleague, James Moore...
Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego today, suggests that lack of the vitamin might also increase the chance of..
After a week of hard work, both on the part of the athletes & the management/support team, a tired but quietly satisfied group assembled in the lobby of hotel Olivarius, Lille for the journey home. Last night was a fitting farewell to a successful Championships that, at times...
Medals on the table! Desiree "Legs" Henry just took care of business down at the track in breathtaking fashion - 3 PBs in a row has just shown how, even at the age of 15, she has been professional enough to TCB (take care of business), then get straight back to the hotel, start
We have more! Medals, that is...Louisa James & Lucy Bryan turned in some gutsy performances down at the track today to ensure Team GB jumped up the table. The competition within the competition of the field athletes...ie. who could provide the doping control officers with a...
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