Physiotherapist Laura Holmes talks running…

How are those New Year’s Resolutions going? I, like many of you probably, made a goal to start running this year. It has not been super successful so far, with only four runs completed in January, when those resolutions were fresh on my mind and holidays were in full swing. With February already here, that goal is looking a bit drab.

Running is pretty daunting as an activity. It’s hard. Like really, really hard. It’s hard to figure out pacing, how far you should go, how long you should go, what shoes should you wear, will I get injured? It’s easy to say nope, running isn’t for me.  

The sports that I enjoy doing involve being part of a team. In a surf boat, I have a team that relies on me to pull my weight and at the gym there’s a group working together. But in running, there is just you. 

I want to change all that. I want to bring the parts of the sports I like best to running. I want a community. I know there are other clubs out there already, but with us being brand spanking new, it means that you get to be part of that story is building the foundations of this little group.   

So let’s build this together. Let’s learn together. Let’s run together. 

The Athlete Lab Run Club. Tuesday’s at 7am and Thursday’s at 5.15pm