training
Fit to the extreme
n the name of research for an article I’m writing for the FT Weekend magazine, I immersed myself in the world of extreme fitness last week – sampling exercise classes that promise to push you to the max and have you begging for mercy. (One even states ‘bring your sick bag…!) It was an eye-opening experience. [...]
Up and running – Rye running group
Rye running group is now up and er, running! We were lucky to have such beautiful weather for our inaugural session – but we’ll be there, whatever the weather as autumn draws in. Lots of people have asked me ‘how far will you run?’ and it’s a tricky question to answer. We won’t be doing [...]
Rye Running Group – starts Aug 28th 2010!
Want to improve your running? Or find some training mates? If you live in or near Rye, East Sussex, come along to my brand new running group. The group is open to all abilities -and will be starting up on Saturday 28th August 2010 and running at 9am every Saturday thereafter. We will meet at the cricket [...]
Back on the start line!
I crossed my first finish line in over three months on Friday – placing first female vet in the Rye Summer Series 5km. It was a long way off my PB, but this was one race that was all about the taking part. Not only because it was my first, somewhat tentative, outing since my [...]
You know the drill
Drills enable us to focus on one single aspect of a skill to hone it before ‘putting it back in’ to the overall movement. For example, in ‘fast feet’ drill, we are focusing on a fast, light turnover, achieved by keeping the weight on the balls of the feet and picking the feet up as quickly as possible [...]