Pinnacle Massage & Training is a practice at 6 Glendale Place in Witherlea, Blenheim, where massage, personal training and running coaching are offered together. The founder, Martin, came to massage through his own endurance sport. The website lists relaxation, deep tissue and sports massage, each tailored to the client, and says the aim is recovery and sporting performance. Personal training and run coaching are offered to people who want better race performance, health, mobility, strength and longevity. Martin holds Level 1 and 2 Lydiard Foundation running coach qualifications.
Martin began receiving massage for recovery while racing on trails, on the road and on mountain bikes, and became interested in its benefits. He later studied massage in New Zealand and started Pinnacle after moving to Blenheim. His background includes coaching rugby and cricket, and he has worked with some of New Zealand's top coaches. Because the same person runs the massage and the coaching, the sports massage comes from a close knowledge of endurance training. Our pick in Blenheim for sports massage from a coach who knows endurance sport.