Running

Up your 5k time

by Andrew June 9, 2011 Barefoot Running
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There comes a time in every runners life where they go, “you know what,  I know i can jog that 5k, now i need to do it faster”. And thats not surprising, after all 5k is based on a race, and races are based around how fast you are, Now, the chances are that  you [...]

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CFE 31st May: back to 400m & change in schedule!

by Efe June 1, 2011 Barefoot Running

FIRST OFF: FYI Tuesdays CFE session will now be at the same time on Wednesdays! Sorry for the inconvenience, and hopefully the new slot will still work for everyone! After Saturday’s CFE class getting together to run 2 800 intervals,today the team ran 4 400 metres intervals.   When you’re 200 metres or so into [...]

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CFE: 28-May-2011 2x800m

by stretch May 29, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

The last few weeks have seen a gradual increasing the intensity of the CFE class with participants finding their sweet spot over 200m, 400m and 800m intervals. Some “Supple Leopard“ KStar (http://www.mobilitywod.com/) lacrosse ball mobility drills prepped the class for action.  Participants then skipped, hopped, and push each other (literally) through some POSE style running [...]

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CFE: 21-May-2011 Midline Stability

by stretch May 22, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Midline stability! It’s an important factor for all movement, not just running.  So what exactly is midline stability? How do we create awareness? How can we improve it? After some Kelly Starrett mobilitywod ankle and hip mobilization and a number of POSE running drills, the participants where ready for todays CFE session. The objective was [...]

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Crossfit Endurance 17th May: 400m sprints

by Efe May 17, 2011 Barefoot Running

The Crossfit Endurance class met this Tuesday for another session of skill drills and intense interval running. This turned out to be just Ruairi, who bravely faced the prospect of running in Bethnal Green in the rain. Luckily we were spared a drenching. There are several forces acting on the body when running: Gravity; Ground [...]

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CrossFit Endurance WOD: 14 May

by stretch May 14, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Today’s CFE London session challenged London Crossfitters to complete a WOD of 6x 200m intervals on the 3minutes (run 200m, rest the remainder of the 3minutes, then repeat…hard and fast). After a dynamic warm-up and number of POSE running drills the athletes were eager to deliver their best 85-90% effort. These intervals are designed to [...]

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Running Club 3rd May: DEATH by 10 metres!

by Efe May 4, 2011 Barefoot Running

  In this weeks running club we worked on a couple of important issues with our pose running drills. 1) What part of the foot do we land on? The ball of the foot, which is slightly forward of the arch. Our heels should lightly “kiss” the ground after the BoF makes contact with the [...]

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Running Club night….

by Andrew April 5, 2011 Barefoot Running
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It was a packed evening of Pose Running drills, stretches and fast 600m… what else do you want from a running club other than technical enhancement, genuine development of your aerobic capacity, great teaching and motivation… and mediocre photography.   A great evening headed up by our lovely Efe, with encouragement and support from Trevor. [...]

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Running Night at Bethnal Green

by Andrew March 29, 2011 Barefoot Running
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The running club for non runners met up again this Tuesday. Once again the session consisted of drills for proper running technique, plus a short and sharp little running workout to wrap things up! As with anything practicing these drills on a regular basis will yield results over time, please be patient with it as [...]

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The Bethnal Green Running Clubs first night

by Andrew March 22, 2011 Barefoot Running
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it was all pose, fall, and run at Crossfit London Uk’s 1st meeting of its Tuesday night running club where Endurance team captain Efe, supported by Andrew Stemler, led a small group through some POSE, and Crossfit Endurance  drills. This was followed by a classic crossfit Endurance WOD, “Death by 10m” 1 10m shuttle in [...]

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The running club for non-runners

by Andrew March 16, 2011 Articles
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At long last an East london running club that 1)  deals with non runners and 2) teaches you how to run 3) does something more than say, “well its walking this week, jogging next week, then jog a bit faster” 4) is a mixture of Crossfit Endurance and POSE running techniques. The sessions are led [...]

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