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My End of Season Review
My football refereeing season of 2011/2012 is at an end. Now is the time for self-analysis in order to see how well I did, especially in comparison with my goals, and decide where I would like to go...
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Minimalist Running: I’m Flying!
Things are going really well in my continued adventures with minimalist / natural running. To begin with, the Inov8 F-Lite 230 shoes are amazing. Absurdly comfortable and light. Well worth the money...
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Battling with Insertional Achilles Tendonitis
I’ve been struggling with Insertional Achilles Tendonitis since around February. I really need to get it sorted now, so am going to start blogging about it to maintain some sort of focus. The history...
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End of Season Review 2012/2013
It’s that time again! This follows on from the End of Season Review that I wrote last season. It’s a chance to reflect before moving onwards. THE GOOD: I GOT LEVEL 4: This was my primary goal for the...
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New season. New Boots. New Shoe Size!
The new season started today! I had the day closed due to holiday plans, so my first game is next week. However, it was time to take a look at my footwear to make sure everything was all set. I have...
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Taking on my severe overpronation with Superfeet
Recent video gait analysis (and hey, the same sort of thing done years ago) has confirmed that I am severely overpronating. Just looking at the video made me wince, and it has made all the puzzle...
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Achilles Ultrasound – All clear to referee (carefully!)
I had the follow-up with my consultant this evening, now that the ultrasound on my achilles had been performed. I had been feeling pretty nervous about this as I’ve been looking forward to getting...
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Tentatively back on the Treadmill
I’ve been noticing a dramatic improvement in the achilles over the last few days, now that I’m wearing appropriate footwear and tackling my severe overpronation head-on. The best way of explaining...
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My first supply league middle
Following on from my first game of the season (in a 4th official role), it was time to grab my whistle and have my first ‘middle’ of the season too. This was on my local supply league now that I am...
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Beating Insertional Achilles Tendonitis
It has now been one month since I turned a corner in conquering my Insertional Achilles Tendonitis. Having struggled with it since February, to the degree that it made me not want to run and certainly...
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