drills
Next Running Well workshop: 20th October 2013
Want to run faster and further? Trying to steer clear or get rid of niggling injuries? Or perhaps you simply feel that you would benefit from a fresh approach to your running. My Running Well day workshop is for you. The full details are on the Coaching page of my website, along with some of the fantastic […]
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 […]