Run Better with Ash

The glutes are an important set of muscles when running. They are part of the hip extensor muscles. The gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus work together to propel you forward. The glu...

16 Jan 202319min

Your foot contact is a pivotal moment in your running gait. That’s an understatement, I know! How your foot contacts the floor influences the forward propulsion you gain. Forward propulsion helps us m...

9 Jan 202321min

You’re all set for the new year. You have your goals. You have your new running gear. You’re ready to hit the road or the trails, but you wonder which is the best way to track your progress throughout...

2 Jan 202322min

It’s the end of 2022 already! The focus is now on 2023 and how we can become a better version of ourselves next year. People make New Year’s resolutions. They go on diets, join the gym, drop the choco...

26 Des 202226min

You’re starting to notice a pain in the lower leg in the shin. The pain starts with a little ache when you run. You think to yourself ‘it’s nothing serious, I’ll ignore it’. Another couple of weeks of...

19 Des 202227min

Have you ever suffered knee pain on the outside of your knee? It’s estimated that up to 50% of women and 81% of men have suffered this pain. The cause of this issue… IT band syndrome. As is usually th...

12 Des 202222min

If you plan to start upping your mileage then you are putting yourself at greater risk of injury. What can you do to reduce your risk? In this series of podcast episodes I am covering common running i...

5 Des 202218min

Varying statistics tell us that between 70-85% of runners get injured every year. Common areas of the body get injured and sometimes those injuries are recurring for a good portion of those runners. T...

28 Nov 202214min