Jo Barrett Sports Massage Therapy

Huge congratulations London Marathon finishers 🥳 here are clients Emma and Johnathan flashing their well deserved bling, I promise to be kind to your legs this week 😇 can’t wait to hear all about it ❤️

Congratulations Manchester Marathon clients on your superb performances this weekend! PB for Jo T, congratulations!

I had A LOT of fun on the Ranger Ultras PB137 race on the northern miles of the Pennine Bridleway, some of it was even Type 1 fun too, bonus!

Disappointing to come down with a cold afterwards though and not be able to see my London Marathon clients this week. Good luck guys, run like the wind - I’ll be glued to the tracker 🏃 ❤️

Good luck also to my clients running the iconic Yorkshire 3 Peaks fell race on Saturday, whether the full race or relays - weather looks amazing!! 🤩 😎

Imagine waking up and forgetting you took place in the Barkley Marathons yesterday …. Well that’s what it looks like. Apologies clients, you’re getting a fright today.

Looking forward to (hopefully) adding a new medal to my collection next week at the Ranger Ultras PB137, 137 (unsurprisingly) kilometres up the northern end of the Pennine Bridleway.

Taking bookings now for the week commencing 20th April, and onwards.

Finally to bed 😴😴 after a fantastic evening of event massage at the finish of the Hardmoors 55. Great atmosphere in the finish in Helmsley, congratulations to all runners - beautiful weather and good underfoot conditions saw some super fast finish times 🏆

Three of my most favourite muscles to work with. Aren’t they beauties?

Happy Monday everyone, hope the weekend was kind. I spent Saturday on checkpoint duties in Kettlewell for Nav4’s fab LAW75 race (and not, as it appears from this photo, shooting a new episode of Dinner Ladies). Congratulations to all runners for taking on 75 of Yorkshire’s finest boggy and rainy miles, whether you finished or not.

Check out Nav4’s events, navigational training, and event logistics and support here:

https://www.nav4.co.uk/

And by all accounts it did 😅

Great fun yesterday on event massage at the Hardmoors Saltburn trail marathon, half, and 10k races. Busy with backs rather than legs - that mud seemed to throw a few out 😬

Hope everyone is recovering well today!

(Pic pinched from Stephen Kirk)

Spring marathon runners - Are. You. Doing. Your. Strength. Training. I think I’m about 8 weeks away from the frantic “I’m injured” bookings, and it’s usually some variety of knee pain.

“But I do loads of squats!” (Spoiler alert - usually with poor form).

Also squats are not essential to get you through your spring marathon, if you’re just thinking about incorporating some strength work now, I would advise learning to squat properly as a separate enterprise - it can take an age to nail this progressively, and you may need to work extensively on your ankle mobility to achieve this. There are lots of other hugely beneficial strength exercises around to focus on between now and April/May.

Disclaimer - this isn’t a marketing post. I’m not a strength and conditioning specialist, I can look at your range of movement and your form and give general guidance only (I can recommend some great PTs if you really want to develop your strength). I would just love to see everyone get to their start lines pain free!

Kit check - passed! (That’s my hand!)

Fantastic few days away with the Montane Spine Race on kit check duty. Follow the races here:

https://live.opentracking.co.uk/spinerace26/

Then message me to book your sports massage. Dot watching is very hard work 💪

A sports massage to help recover from carrying your Christmas tree, you say? I’ve heard it all now.

Monday 15th December is my last working week of the year and it’s pretty full up already, if you would like a pre Christmas iron out please book ahead for that week ASAP. I also have a little availability this Tuesday/Wednesday, and Monday 8th/Tuesday 9th - please message to book.

I will have Heart Christmas on the radio so do let me know if you’re playing Whamagheddon and I’ll change stations. Or even if you’re just all Christmassed out already!

Therapy Expo!!!

Excellent lectures from industry leaders, many shopping opportunities (I was very good 😇), and lots of fantastic likeminded colleagues. Great trip away with my friend and mentor Clare Davison.