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Got a niggle you're not sure about? Coming back from a proper injury? Before you download another generic comeback plan, take two minutes to find out what your body's actually ready for.

Check your readiness

A short set of questions about how things actually feel right now, pain, timing, history, what you're working towards. Not a generic checklist; it's built around the same things Tom and our physio would actually ask before writing you a plan.

Return to Running Readiness Check — Boardman Coaching

Before you start

Takes about 2 minutes. This isn't a diagnosis — it's a starting point for a conversation with Tom, and with a physio if one's needed.

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Current status

Do you have any pain in the area, even at rest?

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Daily movement

Does it hurt during normal daily activity — walking, stairs, standing?

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Timeline

How long since you last ran without this being an issue?

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History

Have you had this exact issue before?

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Right now

What does your current activity look like?

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The goal

What are you building back towards?

Your Results

Your readiness read-out is a starting point, not a finish line. Whichever category you landed in, Hold, Ease in, or Build, the next step will always be to validate where you are with a hands-on assessment and consultation.

  • Before anything is written, we find out what's actually going on. This starts with your consultation with Tom, and where needed, an assessment with Matt, a proper look at what's driving the issue, not just where it hurts. The two combine into a single readiness summary: the honest starting point everything else is built from.

  • DescriptioThis is where the coaching happens. Tom builds your return around a gradual, structured progression, and adjusts it week to week based on how you're actually responding, not a fixed schedule. If something changes or a checkpoint's needed, Matt's involved again at that point, not on a generic recurring basis.n text goes here

  • Once you're through the comeback and running consistently and pain-free, we hand you back into normal coaching, with a debrief on what caused the issue in the first place and what to watch for, so the same thing doesn't happen twice.

    You continue with the strength & conditioning training provided by Matt to ensure any biomechanic weaknesses are addressed.

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