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HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
The clue’s in the name – the Running School is the home of step improvements. Don’t miss their words of wisdom at the Triathlon Plus Show
The Running School can help you to stay injury free, improve your running technique, and increase your speed, whatever your sport. Sign up for a group running
session at the Triathlon Plus Show to see for yourself, or go the whole hog and book a 30-minute one-to-one biomechanical assessment and see the difference the Running School can make to your performance. The Running School analyses
your running biomechanics and identifies possible movement and running imbalances and weaknesses. Its coaches then develop running and training programmes to help you reach your goals and objectives. The Running School provides coaching expertise and support to
TECHNIQUE TIPS – start implementing these changes
Feet The feet should land close to your centre of gravity – not ahead of your body. Landing further ahead of your body means you are over-striding, which causes a breaking action.
Keep in mind
// Don’t accept that running should feel painful. If it hurts you are doing something wrong
people of all ages and levels – from children as young as five to senior athletes and from absolute beginners to elite professionals. To the Running School, everyone
is an athlete. It treats everyone as an individual and gives everyone access to the quality of coaching and resources that are usually reserved for elite athletes.
Landing You must minimise the amount of time you spend on the ground irrespective of which part of the foot lands first.
Reduce over-striding When your foot leaves the ground, bring your heel up towards
// How you train and how fast you train determines how fast you can race. Slow training means slow race times
//Movement dysfunction and running technique are the two primary causes of injury
// Get technique coaching so you can run better, less heavy, more efficiently and cause less stress on your body
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your backside to contract the hamstring (back of your thigh) and your gluteus maximus (your bum muscles).
Arms The coordination of the arms with the legs is the part that will eliminate the
bounce and get you moving forwards rather than upwards. The arms should be bent at the elbow at about 90 degrees and the movement should be backward and forward.
Strength Include it in your
training regime at least twice per weak, covering your legs, core and arms. It helps prevent injuries and enables you to run faster.
It takes around 5,000 repetitions to make a movement habitual so get practising!
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