BtM – Running
From in person running technical assessment, running a Boston Qualifier, pulling your PR’s down or quite simply to getting you started again, I’m interested in helping everyone improve as a runner. I work with a wide variety of runners and find all of them inspiring to support and coach. The work I do with juniors is a huge benefit in helping adults improve.
I offer 2 pathways for runners, it becomes clearer which one to follow after an initial 30 minute free consultation:
- Bio-mechanical movement assessment to support prehab / rehab with the aim of building a solid base to allow you to run as effectively and efficiently as you can. Using the skills I learnt from my Gary Ward’s mentorship & Anatomy in Motion program I would assess your current movement, look at what is working & more importantly what is missing and then put into place a program with you, to help move you forwards.
- Coached support and planned running. I will provide monthly training blocks to help me adjust and respond as your training progresses. As a teacher with over 10 years of experience I will use this to help develop you as effectively as possible. Within your training will be suggestions not just for running sessions, but also strength & conditioning work, pre and post work out prep and most importantly breathing exercises to make you a better runner.
I’ll be on hand via email / text to give you feedback on how a session has gone.
Contact me to set up a meeting and fill in the initial questionnaire outlining your running history and goals.
Costings:
30 minute phone call to establish what it is that you are interested in doing – free
For the initial meeting to focus on biomechanics / gait / rehab or prehab I charge £125. This includes the initial meeting, filming, and review work with feedback and outline of progression.
Monthly subscription to BtM for running support – £125 – less than the price of a daily cup of coffee.
For a more complete, wraparound service I would work in a specific strength and mobility program, that supported your running. We would discuss price dependent on amount of contact and time taken to write, refine and coach the program.
Further to this if you require 1:1 in person training sessions, this something I’m happy to do (and is a lot of fun). Cost will depend on time needed and what is required.
My running beliefs that underpin this (and not necessarily in an order of importance)
- Posture, form, technique, good mechanics = drills to improve
- Finish a session stronger than you started. Training is to tune up not tire out.
- Every run should have a purpose or intention.
- Finish your session, consider what happened, learn from what happened, adapt and move on to what comes next.
- Always train for speed – whatever the distance. It reinforces good form. Neurologically it challenges you to use as much as possible.
- Easy days – easy, recovery is key, rest, sleep.
- Breathwork – Use it mindfully, suit the way you breathe to the task at hand. Nasal for easy, unless talking. Breath holds to warm up, slow breathing to cool down.
- What you put in you get out – food, time, rest.
- Pace, pace, pace = focus and patience. You won’t finish better by going too fast too soon.
- Enjoy, relax and smile. Running is the gift of freedom.
- The most important person is you – input can help, but how you use it is what makes the difference. You drive the changes that you experience.
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