Giveaway: Win 1 of 3 Foam Rollers from Hardcore Fitness!
HardCore Fitness Foam Roller
It occurred to me that yesterday’s post might have given the impression I’d been slacking. But… come on… AS IF! I haven’t been slacking, honest – I’ve been injured. And if you don’t believe me, you can ask Twitter. Just don’t ask Twitter when you’re busy, because, on a whim, I asked for advice while I was eating my lunch, then spent the rest of the day thanking people (and if anyone who gave me advice that day is reading this – thank you, again).
Twitter’s diagnosis for my ailment – after I’d given more information than, ‘Help me Twitter, my leg hurts’ – seemed to be quad/hip/adductor-related and someone helpfully sent me a video of a foam roller exercise.
@jogblog @UKRunChat Tight quad and hip flexors. Use Foam roller https://t.co/SpgQaBE202.
— Richard Bruce (@RunEliteUK) July 15, 2015
But, alas, I didn’t have a foam roller so it was a happy coincidence when HardCore Fitness got in touch and asked me if I wanted to try out one of theirs. I’d only heard bad things in relation to foam rollers before – mostly centering around the word ‘ouch’, but I had a bad leg and I was desperate not to fuck up my marathon training (you’re not buying that at all, are you? You know I just wanted a freebie) so I said, ‘Yeah, man, bring it on’. (The words I actually used may have been more along the lines of, ‘Yes please’, but you get the gist.)
As mentioned above, my knowledge of foam rollers only went as far as ‘ouch’, so I’m not going to pretend I know whether HardCore Fitness’s one is any better than any other but what I can tell you is that considering how light it is (about 600g), it’s surprisingly robust and sturdy and when you do your exercises on it, you can really feel it. And it wasn’t ‘ouch’, it was actually quite nice, although I can see where the ‘ouch’ would come in if your muscles were particularly achy that day.
HardCore Fitness are so sure of their foam roller’s indestructibility, they offer a lifetime guarantee with each one. With each one, they also give away a free 33 page ebook full of exercises.
Free 33-page ebook with each foam roller
Giveaway: Win 1 of 3 HardCore Fitness Foam Rollers
You want a foam roller now, don’t you? It’s just as well I have 3 to give away then, isn’t it?
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer this question:
Which marathon have I entered?
a) Dymsynagogue Marathon
b) Dymchurch Marathon
c) Dymosque Marathon
Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll pick 3 winners after the closing date of Saturday 12 September 2015.
UK entries only, sorry.
Thanks to HardCore Fitness for supplying me with a foam roller to review and for the ones to give away.
It is Dymchurch but I had to laugh out loud when reading the others!! Lol
Dymchurch with me and I have to win so I can roll us all out after in the pub.
b) Dymchurch Marathon 🙂
I will take a wild stab in the spinal column and say B, Dymchurch Mara.
Let me know if people are dressed as pirates and scarecrows won’t you? ????
B) Dymchurch
b) Dymchurch Marathon
B) Dymchurch
b) Dymchurch Marathon
B) Dymchurch marathon – best of luck with this race!
Now if I had foam for brains Id of gone for one of the other choices. My answer is Dymchurch
It’s gotta be Dymchurch. Loving the other options you picked though. Would laugh if they were real places.
Hmmm…. Given that this…
http://goo.gl/maps/kXh4h
…was the closest I could locate on Google Maps… I too, am going to take a huge gamble and plump for b) Dymchurch.
It’s Dymchurch (the others are funny to think about :))
Love the choices of marathon you gave us! Haha! It is the Dymchurch Marathon you are running. Unless there is a series that you are yet to mention?…! 😛
I’ve been meaning to pick up a foam roller for a LONG while, but am a little clueless as to what exactly to do with it, so I like that these come along with an ebook.
Love the choices for the answers xD – I’m gonna go with Dymchurch Marathon – I had a little giggle at the others. All the best of luck with the marathon though, I’m sure you’ll kick a$$!
b) Dymchurch Marathon
You’re doing the Dymchurch marathon. Although you should do the other two as well.
b) Dymchurch Marathon
Dymchurch 🙂 This looks ace and small enough to go in your suitcase when you’re travelling.
b) Dymchurch Marathon. I keep meaning to get a foam roller – I have been known to resort to using a rolling pin though it’s not ideal and is definitely not recommended!
b) Dymchurch Marathon
Oops I meant Dymchurch…
b) Dymchurch Marathon
Dymchurch. Good luck for the marathon.
b) Dymchurch Marathon
I’ve only just started running, I can’t get very far only managed 2k yesterday and my legs have never ached so much in all my life. Going to stick with it though and maybe one day I’ll be running a marathon too.
b) Dymchurch Marathon
It is Dymchurch
Dymchurch
b) Dymchurch Marathon
that looks like it would sort my butt out in no time!!
b) Dymchurch Marathon
b) Dymchurch Marathon
b) Dymchurch Marathon
b) Dymchurch Marathon
Dymchurch Marathon
b) Dymchurch Marathon
(although you could also have had Dymcathedral, Dymkingdomhall and Dymgurdwara 😀
b) Dymchurch Marathon
Dymchurch of course! 😉
b) Dymchurch Marathon
B) dymchurch marathon