drills
Run strong
Plantar fasciitis has blighted much of my training in 2010, but it has also taught me where my shortfalls are in terms of strength and flexibility, issues which I have hopefully addressed with a plethora of exercises, stretches and drills. So for the first time in years, I can touch my toes without bending my [...]
Footprints in the sand
Anyone training for Marathon des Sables? Get yourselves down to Camber Sands - running over those dunes will be the perfect training. We took a run to the beach at the weekend - trainer-shod for the lumber across the soft sand and then shoeless for the firmer, wet stuff closer to the water. I drew a [...]
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 [...]