running technique
Running Well
By admin on September 23, 2012
My Running Well workshop at Crystal Palace went really, er, well, last weekend! I’ve had some great feedback: ‘I really enjoyed yesterday – I’ve just been telling a friend how amazing it was!’ ‘I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s workshop and found it very useful,’ ‘Thanks so much for yesterday’s workshop – it was so inspiring.’ This [...]
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Next Running Well workshop confirmed NOW FULL
By admin on August 16, 2012
My next Running Well day workshop will be on Sunday 16th September 2012 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in south London. The morning session addresses running form - what good form is and how to get it (with an option to play with some barefoot running) - while the afternoon covers how to structure your training [...]
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Where is barefoot running heading next?
By admin on July 4, 2012
This is a much longer post than usual, but I had much to reflect on following my attendance at the Barefoot Connections conference last Saturday, organized by Primal Lifestyle. The conference took place at the Natural History Museum on Saturday – a wonderful and very appropriate venue in which to explore the links between human [...]
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Counting cadence
By admin on May 25, 2012
I used a metronome a lot when I was changing my running form - I would establish my ‘baseline’ cadence and then set the metronome a few beats faster and try to match my footstrike to it. It did work, and I have encouraged others to do it, too. But I now think there may [...]
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Expert advice on minimalist running shoes
By admin on May 16, 2012
I haven’t been a very diligent blogger recently… but my excuse is that I have been busy getting my new business, The Emperor’s New Shoes up and running, alongside my husband Jeff. It’s an online and mobile natural running store, selling barefoot and minimalist shoes including VIVOBAREFOOT, Fivefingers and Inov-8 as well as tools and [...]
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