2009 Bristol Half Marathon running workshops

Release Date:  13-May-2009

The 2009 Bristol 10K race may be over, but now thousands of runners - nearly 10,000 of them, with more registering every day - are focusing their sights on the 2009 Bristol Half Marathon, set to take place on Sunday, September 6.

And to help them achieve their very best running performance, running legend, Steve Cram will be in Bristol to support the city council and its partners at the next Run Bristol workshop on Tuesday, May 19.

Run Bristol has arranged a series of evening workshops and a special two-day, weekend workshop to support and advise local runners.

Guest speakers at the workshops include top running professionals, such as Olympic athletes: Steve Cram; Dan Robinson and Tracy Morris. Other specialist advice is in hand from top coaches Bud Baldaro, Martin Yelling, Bob Ashwood and Nick Anderson who have worked with many leading athletes. Bristol University Sports Injury Clinic will also be at the workshops and training camps to offer free advice.
 
The next evening workshop will be held on Tuesday evening, May 19, with two further workshops planned for Tuesdays, June 23 and August 11. They will take place at Coombe Dingle Sport Centre, Coombe Lane, starting from 6pm and include an hour run from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, followed by question & answer sessions with the guest speakers.

The focus of the evening will be a discussion on preparing for the Bristol Half Marathon with guest speakers Steve Cram, Nick Anderson and advisors from the Sports Injury Clinic.

Entry to the run workshops is free and runners are invited to arrive from 6pm.

The two-day weekend workshop takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19. Based at Henbury Leisure Centre weekend workshop offers expert guidance of race training partners and will enable anyone from the novice to the regular runner to improve their training and running, and reach their full potential.

Further information about the workshops can be found on the race website.

St Peter’s Hospice, CLIC Sargent and CoCo are the official race charities for the Bristol half marathon.

Author:  Helen Hewitt, tel. 922 2646

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