Train Pain-Free for the London Marathon

When the London Marathon is approaching, the number of runners on the road increases and increases. Cold winter mornings and wet evenings are no fun to run in, but the weeks of build-up are the perfect opportunity to prepare yourself for the big day. Training can have bumps in the road, though, without appropriate planning: too much too soon can leave you damaging your body ahead of the big event, which is the last thing you want. You need to be hitting your straps coming into race month to give your best shot at the marathon.

This is where functional training comes in. Functional training for runners provides a platform for your running performance to improve while increasing your muscular strength, improving your running gait, increasing your mobility and preventing injury.

Are you using functional training in your marathon preparation? Or are you simply hitting the road five times a week hoping for improvement? If it is the latter, the chance of an overuse injury increases massively. That is why functional training is so helpful: it reduces the chance of injury while making you a stronger runner.

Here is how NRG Sports Therapy can help your marathon build-up:

A specific running training plan, tapering your mileage as the marathon approaches.

A gait analysis to look at any movement issues you may have while running, with corrective exercises to improve your gait and performance.

One-to-one 60-minute personal training sessions using functional resistance training designed around your needs - not only to prevent injury but to increase strength, speed and power.

Mobility drills to release stiff joints and tight muscles, before or after training.

Advice on the best way to recover between sessions, alongside nutritional guidance.

Want to improve your running performance and reach the start line in the best shape of your life? Get in touch and a member of the team will be in touch with more information on how NRG can help you.

Training for a marathon and picking up niggles? NRG Sports Therapy is a sports injury clinic in Bloomsbury, Central London. Book an injury assessment and we will build you a plan to get you moving pain-free.