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25th March 2025
The father of a 9-year-old boy asked me if I could coach his son 1-1 with his running technique. I said, ‘No.’ Boys that age should be playing outside with their friends, not stuck in an awkward situation with an experienced coach and an expectant father watching on. Unfortunately, the boy attends a private school […]
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How to warm up for Athletics
I was watching 4 of the athletes I train warm up before their track session last week and was amazed by the random and unstructured methodology they undertook.
Track and field athletes are a special breed and don’t mind a chat at every opportunity between exercises, so I do bear this in mind.
I asked one of them why he did what he did “I just copy what I have seen famous people do and mix them together.”
Here are some tips:
- Have a plan. Write it down if necessary. Make it simple.
- Make it personal to you- don’t copy what anyone else is doing.
- Move generally before you get ready for your specific event.
- Use large muscle groups first, get warm and sweaty.
- Introduce technical drills for form.
- Build up speed and intensity.
- Integrate speed work with mobility, so that you don’t get fatigued.
- Practice in training and experiment with what works for you.
- Keep it short- that way if you are called up sooner than expected you won’t panic.
Routine is key, it will be a comfort before you compete.
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