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Running with dinosaurs!
Crystal Palace park with its much-loved dinosaurs and world-famous stadium provided an interesting backdrop for my latest running workshop. We looked at technique using video analysis and then set about improving it with drills and exercises before putting it all into practice on a run. Then we addressed strength training and its importance for runners in a theory […]
RUNNING WORKSHOP Sunday 17th October
I am taking bookings for my next running workshop - from 10-5 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Sunday 17th October. We’ll be looking at running technique (with video analysis) and how to improve it with drills and exercises, we’ll work on building running-specific strength and stability and we’ll cover warming up, cooling down […]
Workshop worked!
My inaugural running workshop took place on Sunday in Regents Park and was a great success. It was a lot of fun to teach, and it was great to have such a mix of participants along - from experienced 3-hour marathon runners to almost-beginners. Judging from the feedback so far, […]
Yoga: your flexible friend
I have a confession to make. I can’t touch my toes. Not without bending my knees, anyway… But then again, nor can most of the runners I know. I’ve long suspected that being a runner precludes being flexible – but I recently went to a ‘yoga for runners session’, taught by Laura Denham-Jones who is […]