Posts by: Frank Murphy

Sharon Willis

I have been running for around 5 years and got quite serious about it over the last couple of years. In June last year I suffered an injury and lost my way with training and work! I pushed myself again but had another set back. Frank, who I had done a bit of running with before, invited me to run with this group to boost my confidence. I can’t always run with the group due to work commitments, but what Stoke FIT has done for me is help me enjoy running again with some fantastic people. Frank and Gregg are so enthusiastic, knowledgeable and committed to this club – how could anyone not get motivated and enjoy running. It’s a real pleasure to be part of this wonderful club.

RICE

RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. When you’ve got muscle aches or joint pains, these four things are best for immediate treatment. These measures can relieve pain, reduce swelling, and protect damaged tissues, all of which speed healing. The only problem with RICE is that too many runners focus Read More…

Stretching 101

Stretching should be an important component to any runner’s routine. Runners tend to be tight in predictable areas (most notably the hamstrings and calf muscles) and in turn, they get injured in and around Read More…

Circuit training

Strength training helps to keep your body properly aligned while you are running. It is particularly important to strengthen the core and the hip muscles. When you strengthen the hips—the abductors, adductors, and gluteus maximus—you increase your leg stability all the way down to your ankles while also helping to prevent knee injuries. Read More…

One mind; one body

Most running injuries don’t erupt from nowhere and blindside you. They produce signals—aches, soreness, and persistent pain—but it’s up to you to listen to them and take appropriate action. Plain and simple: If something hurts, do not run. As soon as you start Read More…

Jenna Jones

Before Stoke FIT I was running around a mile a time on my own a few times a month. I had no will power to get out and do it and if the weather was slightly bad that was it, no chance I would go out!

A friend and I started to hear about this group who had started running around forest park twice a week, so we decided to give it a go! How hard could it be. Well let me tell you it was really hard and we were only doing around 2 miles with a couple of breaks in between. However Read More…

It’s nice to be nice!

Everyday make somebody feel great about themselves.

Try this today; give out 5 genuine and positive compliments to 5 complete strangers.  It takes nothing extra to be nice, no extra energy, no extra effort and you know what? – being nice is, well, errr, NICE!!

It might feel strange at first, and people may look at you like you’re mad from time to time, but once you get confident in the art of being nice, it will also start to make you feel better about yourself!

You don’t know what the other person is going through and a simple ‘I really like your hair’ or ‘you have a lovely smile’ has the possibility to change people’s view on life!  They might be feeling low, miserable, ugly or even suicidal and a simple few genuine kind words from you could make their day!!

Let’s all go out and be nice!  Happy Wednesday!

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