Triple Marathon Challenge - Claire Chambers Capital Radio

It was great to help Claire Chambers from Capital Radio East Midlands on her extreme challenge of running three marathons in three days.

Claire will run the marathon distance of 26.2 miles on three consecutive days in April:

Wednesday 5^th - Derby

Thursday 6^th   - Leicester

Friday 7^th – Nottingham

You can keep track of Claire’s progress and make a donation £5 by texting RUN to 70766.

All donations go to Global’s “Make Some Noise.”

Claire & Tom from Capital Radio Midlands came to see me at the University of Salford for injury screening and prevention.

As three marathons in three days is a significant load on the body, Claire must make sure she prepares well and identify any potential problems before they occur.

Claire has already run two Marathons before in previous years so she knows what the challenge entails.

Tight hip flexors and Quadriceps are normal when performing any endurance running.

That's where I come in. 

As an injury prevention specialist we try to spot asymmetries and motor control issues before the event and address these early.

My motto is simple, Prevention is better than cure.

But how do we know if we are likely to get injured?

I use the Functional Movement Screening.

The movement screen makes the invisible visible, by asking Claire to perform seven movement challenges.

The first test is the Over Head Deep Squat

The next test is the hurdle step.

Each test has a maximum score out of three:

0 = Painful Movement

1 = Dysfunctional Movement

2 = Normal Movement

3 = Optimal Movement

Claire & Tom, the Bulletproofbodies Team Salute you! 

If you would like to find out more about Functional Movement Screening check out the website below:

http://www.functionalmovement.com/fms