“I have just gone online and bought nearly everything that I didn’t purchase in the hip dysfunction kit!

I just wanted to let you know how happy I am with the products. After speaking with you at length at GC marathon about my hip flexors, my painful piriformis and my dysfunctional calves, I used the hip kit for the few days before the marathon. As I reported to you in a previous email, although I didn’t have my fastest race by a long way (3;36), that was never on the cards due to being overweight (100kg) and undertrained. However, I suffered none of my usual crippling hip flexor pain that attacks me at 2/3rds of the way through any race of any distance. Even in my best physical shape when I ran 82 mins for a half, weighing 90Kg, I suffered terribly for the last 5kms with the hip flexors. I do not remember any running race or any game of rugby since the age of 14 when I didn’t get hip flexor pain that inhibited performance. So, the marathon was run, and unlike the previous 4 runs on the Goldie where I had the pain and then post race, my quads were rendered useless for a couple of days and I looked like a 90 year old man going up or down stairs, I was running up and down stairs the next day and all that week.

Anyway, the more impressive news for me is that this was not a one off. I have just run the City to Surf this weekend with little or no expectations of a good time as I have just spent 3 weeks in the UK where I ran once and I ate and drank far too much. At 101kg I was 13kg over my target race weight for a fast run and so I just wanted to enjoy the day and not hurt too much. Anyway, the competitive edge took over on the start line as usual and I was running with a few friends so we went for it. I was still expecting the hip flexors to blow-up on heartbreak hill and I would be left to just jog it in from there. Well, I ran hard. I was blowing but the legs felt good. I hit the top of the hill in 31 mins and realized that I still felt good. The legs kept going. I picked it up. I overtook all my regular running buddies and I ran it home in 60mins and about 15 secs. (official time not yet confirmed) That was a PB by 2 minutes. I had no pain at all in my legs even though I was blowing hard. I have not had more than a slight post race ache in the Quads of the level expected after a hard hill session. The best news is – NO HIP FLEXOR PAIN AT ANY POINT.

Once, I was still a little sceptical. Twice and I am a very happy runner. I am now forecasting some very enjoyable running in the next 12 months and have the inspiration to drop the weight again and try to crack 80 for the 1/2, 55 for the C2S and 3 hours for the marathon. It never seemed possible before because of the crippling pain. I am a runner reborn.”

Jonathan

Dr Jonathan Negus MA Cantab MSc MBBS MRCS

PhD Candidate

Department of Orthopaedics

University of Sydney

Hi Charlotte and Kristian,
I am blessed/ cursed with the body of a track cyclist and the flexibility of raw spaghetti. After stretching for years and spending lots on massages I got some TP Therapy gear and think it is amazing. For the last 5-6 years I have always had numb toes whilst riding, no matter the distance. After 2 weeks of regular rolling and a quick roll before going for a ride I have not had numb toes at all!! The only thing I have done differently is use the TP Therapy gear. It has become so much a part of my day my daughter gets in on the act and when I ask her if she wants to do some rolling she goes and gets the gear and copies what I do, or adds some extra weight whilst quad rolling! Thanks for bringing such a great product to Australia and I wish more people would give it a go!

Andrew

Hi Kristian,

I spoke to you at Shepparton HIM last year after Ollie Whistler suggested TP Therapies for my Shin Splints.  You told me I would be back running within two weeks, I am happy to say thanks, you were right and thanks to you I was back running and with no pain.

Thanks Kristian,

Regards
Craig Fletcher.

Hi Kristian,

I watched most of the dvd’s last night   and tried the tools,   your on a  winner here these are absolutely  brilliant products, you don’t realise how stiff and sore you are until you use them.    dvd’s s are well presented and informative, I am so glad I made this purchase

My old  foam roller that i brought from Rebel  I can turf that out now !

Regards
Steve

Hi Kristian,

Thought I’d pass on some more feedback. I’ve continued to use my TP Therapy kit since purchasing it earlier this year. Whilst it’s a constant juggling act managing training and injuries, I’ve definitely been able to keep on top of them easy since using the kit. I ran the Blackmore’s half marathon last week and improved my PB by almost 10 minutes. I was thrilled to run home in 1:39! For me this was fantastic, achieving a sub 5 min/km run over the 21km. The run has given me some confidence of attempting to run a 4hr marathon in Busselton, well at least hope for that time.
I certainly put it down to the use of the kit. Like training, it comes down to consistency and I know that when I’m using the kit every day I have little or no issues. I’m more than happy to recommend the kit to others and have certainly done so. Thanks again for the kit and all the other info you have provided. Hope yours and Charlotte’s training is going well.
Kind regards,

Neil Scotney

PDHPE Head of Department
Trinity Grammar School