Running

Where to buy your Inov 8′s

by Andrew December 1, 2011 Barefoot Running

Hi Guys and Girls, I get a lot of questions about where to buy Inov 8′s Here  are some resources ( a nice mix of real shops and internet suppliers) Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports Ltd (Covent Garden) 3-11 Southampton Street Covent Garden London WC2E 7HA Tel: 0207 395 1010 www.ellis-brigham.com   This store has the [...]

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The real running experts

by Andrew November 26, 2011 Barefoot Running
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Crossfit London (UK) once again consolidated its position as one of the formost London groups effectively supporting the capital’s runners: in a marketplace where runners are bombarded by the simplistic nonsense of  charlatans, the increasingly popular Crossfit London running clinics assemble the experts you need to hear. You get to listen to nationally ranked and [...]

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CrossFit London Running Seminar

by Steven October 18, 2011 POSE Running

I’m delighted to announce the second of our running skill sessions for our members and, (in this case ) outside visitors! We hope to hold a monthly ( ish. Every 6 to 7 weeks..) running seminar  or clinic where you can learn and/or refresh your POSE running technique, learn valuable injury prevention/treatment ideas and meet [...]

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Crossfit London Running Seminar

by Andrew August 31, 2011 Barefoot Running

I’m delighted to announce the 1st of our skill sessions for our members and, (in this case ) outside visitors. We hope to hold a monthly running seminar where you can learn and/or refresh your POSE running technique, learn valuable injury prevention/treatment ideas and meet other open and willing to share runners. Hopefully this will [...]

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Whats in a sandbag…

by Andrew August 24, 2011 Barefoot Running
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if girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice, and boys are made of slugs and snails and puppy dog tails, what are sandbags made of? Well, unsurprisingly, sand, mainly. But , also a dose of “escalating inconvenience” otherwise known as something that gets heavier  as you go, combined with increasing awkwardness. [...]

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Exercise-related transient abdominal pain” Opps, I’ve got a running stitch

by Andrew July 31, 2011 Articles
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For those of you who enjoy a bit of science while suffering should read  MORTON, D. P., and R. CALLISTER. Characteristics and Etiology of exercise-related transient abdominal pain. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 432-438. Is as good a place as any to begin to get up to date with what causes the stitch. [...]

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A running Opportunity

by Andrew July 29, 2011 Barefoot Running
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Hi All, an interesting running opportunity My name is Rose and I am writing from a charity called Elephant Family, the UK’s leading fundraiser for the Asian elephant. I am writing with an opportunity that may interest your fitness centre as a target to work towards. We are recruiting runners for the Royal Parks Half [...]

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Crossfit London 5K Experiment:

by stretch June 26, 2011 POSE Running

Experiment review.  On the 12 of August we took the decision to suspend this experiment. We discovered that the injury rate ( among those who reported) was too high. Some nasty shin splints and plantar fasciitis. Many reasons were suggested, but as one of Crossfit london’s sport injury massage team,  i felt the reasons was to [...]

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CFE: Wheels of a Race Car

by stretch June 26, 2011 POSE Running

The wheels of a race car need to run straight and true for maximum performance and to prevent damage to the car.   This statement holds true for runners and their wheels.  Often we see runners who over-pronate (landing on the outside of the foot and having the ankle roll in) and/or land with the foot [...]

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CFE: 18 June 2011 Supercompensation

by stretch June 19, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Mobility: Injury prevention: looking at shin splints and how to prevent and deal with them.  For more information see the mobilitywod.com (episode_270365) POSE Skills and Drills We warmed-up with a number of POSE running drills in preparation for the W.O.D to come W.O.D Todays W.O.D aimed to test the theory of “supercompensation.”  What is “supercompensation” and what [...]

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CFE: 11-June-2011 10x100m

by stretch June 12, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Today’s mission is a little bit of a mixed bag.  As a number of participants where still feeling stiff from the “All you can eat buffet fitness, and exes,” so we started out with hip mobility and some GHD (Glute-Ham Developer) back extensions and GHD sit-ups (commonly referred to as a “roman chair sit-up.).   The [...]

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