Athlete's Edge prides itself on being an industry leader in the education space for patients, athletes and health professionals/coaches. Over the past few months, we have delivered three educational events, and a number of online webinars and workshops in the early past of 2026. In particular, our Melbourne Marathon event, our initial health professional event, …
Athlete’s Edge prides itself on being an industry leader in the education space for patients, athletes and health professionals/coaches. Over the past few months, we have delivered three educational events, and a number of online webinars and workshops in the early past of 2026. In particular, our Melbourne Marathon event, our initial health professional event, and running technique webinar have been particular highlights. See below for highlights, video snippets and links to upcoming events. For those interested in attending future educational events, workshops, courses or webinars, we recommend you sign up to our mailing list to be notified!
Why is patient and athlete education important?
High quality, evidence-informed training and recovery also involves developing a comprehensive and knowledge-base around your injury or goals. World class rehabilitation and performance optimisation starts with developing and detailed understanding, and empowering the athlete or individual to take ownership of their own goals and outcomes. Education is a key component of this process, and at Athletes Edge Physiotherapy, we are proud to deliver an industry leading patient and athlete educational program,
Highlights from recent Educational Events
Melbourne Marathon Event:
We ran a successful event in the lead up to Melbourne Marathon 2026, diving into everything about taper, race week preparation, fueling, course changes, race plans, recovery and more! We were joined by experienced run coach and Athlete’s Edge sponsored athlete, Forest Robinson, who shared coaches insights and an athlete perspective, while our own Melbourne Running Physio Ky Wynne discussed all things the ‘science behind recovery and performance’. This was a popular event and is one we will look to continue into 2027 and beyond. Stay tuned to the socials and email updates!
Evolve Run Club Event:
We were delighted to be joined in the clinic by one of Melbourne’s biggest running clubs, Evolve Run Club. This group has a range of runners, from serious/sub-elite, through the recreational and youth runners, and is lead by Dion Finocchiaro. The purpose of this event was to discuss how to maximize performance and injury prevention in endurance runners. The event was hosted and presented by Athlete’s Edge director and Melbourne running physio Ky Wynne.
Health Professional Event:
We strongly believe in Athlete Education, but also in giving back, and upskilling the community of motivated health professionals, coaches and students. We hosted our first health professional event looking at performance testing and the importance of this in patient and athlete management.
Online Workshops & Webinars:
In the first 2 quarters of 2026 we ran a number of online webinars for our Athlete’s Edge and Runner’s Edge communities. In particular, the “Technique for Endurance Running” was a popular event, and we thank all of the attendees from around Australia and over 4 different countries who tuned in. We will look to do further online events in 2027, so stay tuned if interested.
Upcoming Events to Look Out For
Endurance Sport Event:
We are very excited for our final in-person event of 2026, our Endurance Sport Seminar, which brings elite level triathalon experience (Grace Thek), experience sports dietician (Clare Keating), and gun physio and triathlete (Athlete’s Edge director Emma Hoy) together to discuss maximising performance and outcomes in endurance sports. More details can be found here, and registration is essential for those interested.
Women in Sport Event:
We are looking to bring a women in sport event to our Athlete’s Edge community in 2027, so stay tuned as we share more exciting details on this one.
ACL events and upskilling:
Lower limb rehabilitation, including for ACL injuries, is a big part of what we do at Athlete’s Edge Physiotherapy, so we are excited to bring some of our ACL workshops and events to life in 2027. Stay tuned as we know there’s a lot of interest in these ones.
Online running webinars & workshops:
For those reaching out asking about further online webinars and workshops, don’t worry, this is 100% in our plans for 2027. Make sure you are signed up for email updates as we will bring this to you when are know more details!
Check out some video highlights from recent workshops on our Athlete’s Edge – Education Channel on Youtube below.
See more snippets from the workshops, including some of the slides in the gallery below.
If you’re interested in learning more, sign up for one of our free educational events to deepen your understanding and stay injury-free.
Baldwin, K. M., Badenhorst, C. E., Cripps, A. J., Landers, G. J., Merrells, R. J., Bulsara, M. K., & Hoyne, G. F. (2022). Strength training for long-distance triathletes: Theory to practice. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 44(1), 1-14.
Dorn, T. W., Schache, A. G., & Pandy, M. G. (2012). Muscular strategy shift in human running: dependence of running speed on hip and ankle muscle performance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(11), 1944-1956.
Karp, J. R. (2010). Strength training for distance running: a scientific perspective. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 32(3), 83-86.
Schache, A. G., Dorn, T. W., Williams, G. P., Brown, N. A., & Pandy, M. G. (2014). Lower-limb muscular strategies for increasing running speed. journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy, 44(10), 813-824.
Wang, L., Hong, Y., & Li, J. X. (2014). Muscular activity of lower extremity muscles running on treadmill compared with different overground surfaces. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2(4), 161-165.
- Wynne K. (2026). Understanding and Prescribing Plyometrics for Endurance Runners: A Review. Strength Cond. J., https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/abstract/9900/understanding_and_prescribing_plyometrics_for.257.aspx
This article is written by Director and senior physio Ky Wynne, who has clinical interest and expertise in running injuries and lower limb rehabilitation.
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