On Saturday 22nd April, BSc Rehabilitation in Sport and Exercise second year student Maisie Squibb volunteered to support RockTape at the London Marathon expo, providing free RockTape applications to runners.
The atmosphere in the expo was electric with everyone pumped to be running the following day. Both the RockTape stands were rushed off their feet all day so a massive well done to everyone involved!
It was a great way to practice and learn new taping techniques from the other 'Rock Docs'. Most of the taping was for knees, ITB, Achilles, plantar fascia, lower back and shin splints. I couldn't even fathom a guess to how many people we taped on the Saturday, all I know is it was a huge amount. I'm sure if you watched the marathon on TV, you would've seen the tape (some of it is pretty bright!).
Maisie's Uniform and Pass for the London Marathon Expo 2017
For anyone wondering if they should volunteer, I would 100% say YES! I didn't know anyone before helping out, but they were all incredibly friendly and very knowledgeable. It is a great place to soak up the atmosphere for all the amazing people running for great causes, you may even get to see some famous faces - I got to see Paula Radcliffe on one of the stands!
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| Volunteers at the London Marathon Expo (Credit: Rocktape UK) |
To find out more about our BSc Rehabilitation in Sport and Exercise or our BSc Sports Therapy courses at Plymouth Marjon University, visit our website. Our courses have lots of built in and heavily subsidised CPD courses and qualifications which provide students with additional contacts for work placements such as Maisie's experiences working with RockTape.
This blog post was edited by Sarah Martin, lecturer in Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation and course leader for the MSc Sport Rehabilitation at Plymouth Marjon University (smartin@marjon.ac.uk).
