Kit bag essentials
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Kit bag essentials

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Kit bag essentials

Niamh Coyle
Niamh Coyle
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This one isn't dressed up as medical advice, it's just what genuinely lives in my bag and gets handed to runners off the treatment table more than anything else. Half proper pharmacy kit, half stuff I nag people to just go and buy. Reckon if you're doing Fallowfield parkrun on repeat like me, you'll end up owning most of this list eventually.

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NameItemTypeWhere to get itCityMy take
1KT TapeKT TapeKinesiology tapeBoots, 32 Market Street, Manchester M1 1PLManchesterPlacebo or not, if it gets you round the parkrun course without wincing, I'll take it.
2Foam rollerFoam rollerSelf-myofascial release toolDecathlon, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 6DEManchesterHurts so good, as they say. Ten minutes on your quads and hip flexors, every night, non-negotiable.
3Ibuprofen gelIbuprofen gelTopical NSAIDSuperdrug, Market Street, ManchesterManchesterCheaper cousin of Voltarol, does a similar job. Save your pennies for post-gig chips instead.
4Resistance bandsResistance bandsRehab and strength equipmentDecathlon, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 6DEManchesterBoring. Essential. Your glutes will thank you even if you curse me doing the clamshells.
5Compression socksCompression socksRecovery wearRunners Need, 118-124 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GQManchesterLook daft, feel great. Wear them on the tram home from parkrun and own it.
6ParacetamolParacetamolAnalgesicBoots, 11-13 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 1LYManchesterDoes what it says on the tin. No, it won't fix your tendon, it'll just make you forgiving of it for a bit.
7Ice packIce packCold therapySuperdrug, Market Street, ManchesterManchesterFrozen peas work too, honestly, but this doesn't leak all over the sofa.
8Trigger point ballTrigger point ballSelf-massage toolDecathlon, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 6DEManchesterSmall, evil, brilliant on tight calves. Keep it in your bag, not under your foot on the tram.
9Running shoes with proper gait fitRunning shoes with proper gait fitFootwearRunners Need, 118-124 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GQManchesterGet the gait analysis, don't just buy whatever's neon. Half the knees I see start at the feet, honestly.

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