In August 2019 Will Goodge, seen above with his close knit support team of dad, Graham, brother, Alex and great friend and mentor, Robbie Balenger, set himself the enormous challenge of running the length of the UK, John O’ Groats to Land’s End, a total of 875 miles, in 16 days. He absolutely smashed it and now has set himself a new challenge of 45 marathons in 30 days in each country in Europe…. Blackberry Clinic are proud to be supporting such a motivated individual. Our multi disciplinary team of Sport & Exercise Medicine doctors and physiotherapists have been working together to help him in every way possible with his training and rehabilitation programme.
Will was experiencing some ankle pain whilst he runs and came into Blackberry Clinic Milton Keynes for treatment. With expert diagnosis from Dr Simon Petrides ,using ultra sound guided imaging and thorough assessment of the ankle, the problem was quickly diagnosed. Richie Lannon, our experienced physio and keen marathon runner, devised a programme of very specific strengthening exercises. Richie has a special interest in keeping endurance athletes on the road and is one of our Running Clinic specialists.
See what Will has to say about his experience below:
“My initial diagnosis assessment with Dr Petrides was superb! Specific and expertly analysed but felt like meeting an old friend. So relaxed, friendly and spoken through in jargon I could understand. Previously I have only been told I have ‘sprained’ something or ‘pulled’ something without much more to help me comprehend the extent or placement of an injury.
I was shown the screen in the ultra sound room and talked through what each bit was and what my ailments were comparatively to my healthy opposite joint. This was so far removed from a quick in and out stop, there was so much care and attention and was subsequently booked into other areas within the practice. Having so many options under one roof is really amazing and means I do not have to go between different professionals, trying to explain what the other ones have said.
I was prescribed to try ‘The Running Clinic’ as part of my rehab and work towards my next big challenge which is consecutive marathons in every country in Europe. 45 of them in 30 days to be precise! Richie, working alongside Dr Petrides, has put together a plan that tests me, strengthens areas that are weak and complements the recovery process completely. It effectively means I can still train and improve my workload capacity without further damaging my area of injury, in fact quite the opposite. Everything is geared towards fixing that issue with different styles of exercises I am really not used to.
What I’m trying to say is that I couldn’t be happier with the staff and process at Blackberry Clinic and would highly recommend the Clinic to anyone and everyone.”
Will Goodge
Endurance Athlete
