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Africa Marathons Physio - Gemma Oates
Gemma Oates
Africa Marathons Physiotherapist
Born in the UK, Gemma has spent most of her life running. Her love for the sport began as a teenager and she hasn't stopped since. This passion led her to train as a Physiotherapist and she has worked in this profession in the UK for 15 years, both in the NHS and the private sector. Soon after starting her career as a Physiotherapist she specialised in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and during this time she treated numerous runners. As a runner herself she full understands how frustrating injuries are and she loves to help runners not only recover from them but to help reduce the risk getting injuries in the first place too.
Last year Gemma moved to sunny South Africa and is so enjoying it. She has been fully involved with running there and joined a local running club in Durban. She has taken part in numerous running events out there, including two of our races, the Two Oceans Half Marathon, and the Cape Town Marathon 10km, both of which she loved. Since her move to South Africa she has set up her own running and physiotherapy website, The Runner Physio where she writes articles to help runners stay healthy and get the best out of their training.
As we host a number of trips to South Africa, we couldn’t think of a better person to have onboard the Africa Marathons team as our Physiotherapist. Gemma will be using her knowledge to write articles for us and she will be at our races to support runners. If you would like follow her running adventures in South Africa and get her tips on injury prevention, exercises and much more, you can follow her on her Instagram page @therunnerphysio or click through to her website, The Runner Physio.
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Running alone < running with the roar of those you know and those you don’t screaming your name 📣
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, these aren’t just trips for those running, we want the whole singing and dancing cheer squad out too. And better yet, we’ll make sure you get to best spots to see your loved ones sail through key points on course and celebrate over the lines like the heroes that they are!
We welcome your cheers and your whoops and we’d love to have you join us in making this experience all the more unforgettable ⚡️
Sundays spent dreaming of start-lines and counting down to the beginning of our sunshine season in South Africa. First up @totalsportstwooceansmarathon followed swiftly by @comradesmarathon ⚡️
If you’re joining us in 2024, we cannot wait to welcome you. If you’re not - head to our stories 👀
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Whether you are an experienced or novice runner, looking for a new challenge or simply thinking about visiting the continent for the first time, we would love to speak to you!
Our first aim is to get to know you, your running experience and aspirations, so we may best advise on which events would challenge you whilst giving you a high chance of success. So please get in touch. We look forward to speaking to you.
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