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Running |
| Most people think that running is very simple, after all
walking is just about putting one foot in front of the other and
running is just about doing it faster- isn't it? Well, that's not quite correct, running form and style is
very important if you want to run distance with minimum fatigue
coupled with low chance of injury. On the right you can see
Andrea Whitcombe with two other competitors running uphill - and
because they are doing that it forces them to adopt an efficient forward lean and
to drive off the back foot. If they weren't running uphill the
lean wouldn't be pronounced and they wouldn't be forced to drive
so hard off the rear foot.
The various distances for runs in triathlon are as follows: |
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| Age or Type of Triathlon |
Distance |
Special Conditions |
| Tristar Start (8yrs) |
600m (max) |
Must be Grass or Closed Roads |
| Tristar 1 (9/10) |
1.2km (max) |
Must be Grass or Closed Roads |
| Tristar 2 (11/12) |
1.8km (max) |
Must be Grass or Closed Roads |
| Tristar 3 (13/14) |
3km (max) |
Must be Grass or Closed Roads |
| Youth (15/16) |
5km (max) |
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| Sprint |
20km |
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| Standard |
40km |
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| Middle |
80km |
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| Long |
130km |
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| These are British Triathlon
Distances - International Triathlon Union and Ironman distances differ |
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| Running is an impact sport, with each stride the ankles,
knees, hips and spine have to take and control the full falling weight
an athlete, who is effectively falling onto his or her foot.
Consequently, the young athlete should not train more than about twice a
week up to the age of 12 and should do most of their training if
possible on grass, to lessen the impact. An important part of any
training session for the young (and a good idea for the older athlete)
is to include specific running drills, designed to isolate and practice
specific elements of "Good Running". |
Run training is done for 2 main purposes:
- To develop running form and skills for pacing, climbing,
descending and sprinting ....... and
- Building the strength to run for distance at even pace and at speed,
when racing.
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| Here are our current run sessions club members can attend:
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The links below show examples of how sessions might be
structured. All have a warm up followed by specific drills, then a main
aim of the day followed by a warm down and stretches.
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| Aim |
Sessions Name & Link |
| Hill Repeats for Speed & Endurance |
Hill
Repeat Set |
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