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24/06/2025

A woman has never run sub-4 minutes for the mile. This may change and history may be made on Thursday…..!

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Witness history live on June 26th.Stream Breaking4 from Paris, where Faith Kipyegon will dare to become the first woman to break the 4-minute mile barrier. T...

08/03/2025

Today is . Sad at not getting into the New York Marathon again, I decided to turn my morning training running into a worthwhile activity by doing a virtual half-marathon for The Running Bug’s International Women’s Day event.

I’m always immensely grateful to be able to run (and I hope that we are succeeding in getting our patients who are injured back into running asap) and also very grateful to run long distances and am enormously appreciative of who maintain the fantastic space that I run in filled with wildlife and amazing tracks.

One of the greatest freedoms we have is the freedom to get outside and move and hopefully we are helping all our patients to do that!



Nicola Blower, Podiatrist

Everything you need to know about International Women's Day celebrations on March 8 every year.

22/02/2025

This is great advice. Patients often express that they want to keep running for the rest of their lives but aren’t necessarily putting the right training plans in to achieve it. This is great, simple advice on how to run forever!

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Aging doesn’t mean slowing down—it just means running smarter. Some of the world’s most impressive runners are in their 50s, 60s, or even 70s, proving that with the right approach, you can stay fast, strong, and pain-free well into your later years.

The biggest difference as you age isn’t speed—it’s recovery. What used to take one day might now take two or three. Your muscles, joints, and connective tissues don’t bounce back as quickly, which means training has to adapt. The key is to listen to your body instead of blindly following rigid training plans.

First, prioritize strength training. Muscle mass naturally declines with age, but lifting weights, doing bodyweight exercises, and incorporating resistance bands can keep your legs powerful and joints stable. Stronger muscles mean better running economy and fewer injuries.

Second, adjust your mileage and intensity wisely. Instead of running high mileage every week, focus on quality sessions—tempo runs, hill workouts, and strategic long runs that build endurance without overloading your body. Cross-training with cycling, swimming, or rowing can keep your cardiovascular fitness high while reducing impact stress.

Third, give your body more time to recover. Older runners often benefit from running four days a week instead of six, allowing extra time for muscles to repair. Sleep becomes even more critical—seven to nine hours of deep rest will make a massive difference in performance and energy levels.

Lastly, keep mobility a priority. Stiffness becomes more common with age, but stretching, foam rolling, and yoga can help keep joints and muscles flexible. A 5-10 minute dynamic warm-up before every run reduces injury risk and makes running feel smoother.

Running as you get older isn’t about trying to be as fast as you were at 25. It’s about staying strong, moving well, and continuing to enjoy the sport for decades to come. The best runners don’t stop because they age—they adapt, adjust, and keep going. And so can you.

03/02/2025

If you experience Raynaud’s symptoms, it is often lifelong and you get used to it but it can lead to such a restriction of blood supply to the skin that there are more serious consequences such as tissue breakdown leading to sores such as chilblains or wounds that don’t heal and can be very painful.

If this starts to happen, more needs to be done to prevent the process such as taking medication in the winter to improve the flow of blood to the skin, but there’s many ways that this can be prevented in the first place by being aware of the problem, wearing the right clothing, and keeping your heart and circulation as healthy as possible to ensure the best blood flow possible.

24/12/2024

We're taking a break!

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05/10/2024

We have a position available for an enthusiastic MSK Podiatrist. Is this you!?

Would you like to work with us? We're hiring and MSK Podiatrist. Click to find out more about the position and to apply.

17/08/2024

This is an interesting case of a rare cancer being misdiagnosed as a wart on a child’s toe. Fortunately, this is very rare but cancer in the legs and feet of children is something that we keep in mind with all our Peadiatric patients as cancers do happen.

If you have concerns about a similar presentation in a child, it is important to see a GP or other clinicians such as Podiatrists to get it checked out.

Girl's rare cancer was mistaken for a wart

A child with a cancerous lesion on her toe was mistakenly diagnosed as having a wart.

20/06/2024

Do you have Gout? This is a very nice short conversation about it, how it happens, what it feels like and what to do if you think you have it. Gout certainly has been on the rise over the last few years and is something that we see in clinic, but blood tests are needed to get a true diagnosis and prescribed medication is often also needed.

So, if you have a red, hot swollen joint in your foot or ankle that has come on for no reason and is really painful, contact us or your GP to make sure what it is and what would be the best treatment for it.

Dr. Xand explains the tell-tale signs of gout and how to prevent future attacks.

13/05/2024

We're focussing on heel pain for this month's Condition of the Month and launching our new, rapid access Heel Pain Clinic. Read more below or contact us if you're not sure if our heel pain clinic is the right clinic appointment for you.

We have also introduced packages to cover the cost of treatment, tailored specifically to your issue and designed to help your pain more quickly and economically.

Our condition of the month for May 2024 is heel pain. Read more about this common condition and our rapid access heel pain clinic

06/05/2024

We just turned 21 years old! Thank you to our fantastic team, our patients and colleagues who have supported us all these years and also to the amazing Sammoura's Cakes for our fantastic birthday cake. Lucky patients in clinic this week will be able to get a slice of her amazing creation from reception!

Walkrite was incorporated on 6th May 2003 meaning that we just had our 21st Birthday! We reflect on our time in Podiatry and our future hopes.

23/04/2024

It's Growing Feet for our Condition of the Month for April 2024.

Unusual presentations and pain in children in their feet and legs are often dismissed as 'growing pains' or that they will 'grow out of it' but this is not always the case.

Find out what is normal, not so normal, and when to seek help below:

Our condition of the month for April 2024 is growing feet. Find out what is normal and not normal and when to get help.

02/04/2024

This is a good, well-balanced article on joint hypermobility and the importance of strength and stability as well as, possibly, help with foot orthoses in children who are in pain and hypermobile. We see hypermobility routinely as it affects the foot and ankle and also lower limb in walking, running and sport. Contact us if you would like to know more about how we can help with issues related to this condition.

Simone Biles and Michael Phelps are among those with excessively mobile joints. But will this leave them prone to pain and falls in older age? Not if they stay strong and active, research suggests