Dean Macey officially launched the second Running School franchise partnership at The Riverside Chiswick Club in London. He had this to say "The Running School is such a great concept and in my view can teach all sportsmen and women, as well as kids, of all abilities to improve their running technique and therefore increase speed, performance and agility in their sport" To read more of this article head over to Sky Sports by clicking the link below.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12975_5704739,00.html

The Running School would like to give thanks to Energized Sports who invited us down for the day on Sunday 15th November. It was the South London 10K Run, with over 500 people running in the race and the weather being perfect for running, the event was a great success. Everyone at the event was in high spirits and was happy to ask for tips and advice as well as enquire about how we can help them develop the correct running technique.

The Running School will be hosting a series of open days with the first being on the 21st November at Esporta Riverside in Chiswick. For these days only we will be offering a free 30 minute ‘Running Analysis’. To sign up and reserve your place please call us on 0208 563 0007.

The Running School looks forward to future events with Energized Sports in 2010 and beyond. If you would like to find out more about Energized Sports please visit http://www.energizedsports.com/ today.

The Bike Whisperer offers a broad range of services from bike fitting to wheel building, servicing to coaching.  We have over 20 years' experience, are City & Guilds qualified and we make great coffee (we also have plenty of parking!).   We are dedicated to giving excellent customer service and offer weekend and evening appointments (as well as during working hours).

We deliver a comprehensive bike fitting service for athletes, triathletes and club riders - especially those recovering from injury or wishing to avoid injury.  We can increase your comfort, your power and your aerodynamics on your bike (and frequently all 3).  We can also advise which bike to purchase, service or upgrade your current bike, and build you some custom wheels (including PowerTap).  We can offer you a range of coaching options (we are British Cycling qualified coaches), and we frequently run relevant workshops such as 'Biking for Triathlon', 'Bike Maintenance' and 'Cycle Training with Power'.


See our website for more details: www.thebikewhisperer.co.uk
Enquire by email: enquiries@thebikewhisperer.co.uk
Or give us a call: 020 8998 7271

I recently read a blog on Track & Field running where the following question was asked by a competitive sprinter... "I have been having problems with running on the balls of my feet and always seem to overextend my feet which causes a braking effect and slows me down quite a bit." The question does not surprise me as it is something we hear and see at The Running School all the time but the answer which was "You should not run on the balls of your feet." really did surprise me. Especially as this was supposedly an expert answer. 

The truth is that the most efficient (and fastest) form of running is definately on the balls of the feet, as when this is matched with the correct leg action it actually reduces the braking effect. This is not suitable for everyone but you will not see too many sprinters running flat footed or heel-toe (not too many fast ones anyway!). The most important thing when looking at running technique is to assess each person individually and specific to their sport or distance. Only by doing this can we hope to make genuine improvements in efficiency and performance in the people we work with. 

A lot of training holidays just don’t factor in that athletes only train for a few hours a day yet pay for so much more than that. So why not get fantastic training and a great holiday as well? That is what Embrace training holidays are all about. Embrace training holidays combine a quality training schedule in an idyllic location, with a luxury villa & a fully catered holiday. We offer packages for individuals or groups and deliver a mix of event based training or structured seasonal schedules. All abilities are catered for.

Contact Embrace Sports
info@embracesports.co.uk
Tel: 0207 924 5098
Fax: 0207 183 8277
http://www.embracesports.co.uk/