Sports Solutions

26/07/2026

Before you write off zero drop running shoes ....

And we thought zero drop shoes were 'dead'. Zero drop shoes were all the rage after Christopher McDougall wrote about the Tarahumara Mexi...

19/07/2026

Hicham El Guerouj's world mile record is finally broken ...

I wasn't a fan of Josh Kerr before I read up on him while researching for this post. He always seemed too confident which many others (and I...

12/07/2026

Busy 2nd day of the Kinesio Foundations Course at Sports Solutions. Participants are getting into it with Gino’s guidance. They are clearly seeing how Kinesio taping can help ♡

05/07/2026

Not plantar fasciitis? Tom Dick and Harry in the tarsal tunnel?

Picture from Orthopaedia.com A patient came in to our clinic declaring she has plantar fascia pain in her right foot. She had seen anothe...

29/06/2026

Can carbon plated shoes cause strss fractures?

Picture from Prodirectsport I just saw 3 different people wearing carbon plated shoes at the Cold Storage in Holland Village. They were s...

28/06/2026

Does cross training on a bike help running?

Picture from Bikatadventures.com I had shin stress fractures in both legs from running too much when I was 20. The doctor I saw said th...

21/06/2026

Nutrition and athletic performance topics had the weakest performance and Grok generated significantly more highly problematic responses than expected ....

Picture from Sixminutemile.com I was reading about how 2024 Olympic road race cycling winner Kristen Faulkner built her own artificial ...

14/06/2026

Same athlete, same program, but very different outcome ....

I started keeping a handwritten training log (pictured below) after I started running when I turned 13. Back then there were no apps to ke...

31/05/2026

New ways of grading ACL tears to determine if the tear can heal ...

A group of researchers have introduced a new way of grading anterior cruciate ( ACL ) tears that are relevant to ACL healing potential . Thi...

24/05/2026

You may sleep quicker with later workouts, but it is not better sleep. It is falling asleep faster while recovering less ....

Picture from Sitnsleep.com I read that the Kenyan runners usually ran at least twice a day . The first run when it's still dark between 6...