smrac distance » core stability http://smracdistance.org.uk make running a habit; consistency brings success Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:34:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 King and (Snow) Queen of the Mountains crowned http://smracdistance.org.uk/archives/535 http://smracdistance.org.uk/archives/535#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:04:29 +0000 Noel http://smracdistance.org.uk/?p=535 The annual tempo and devil-take-the-hindmost hills competition took place on Saturday with the crowns going to Rebecca Killip and Ross. Ross edged out Bradley in a closely fought men's competition.  Grant and David had excellent sessions.  Christina and Molly were 2nd and 3rd behind Rebecca. Rebecca won last year's plate competition and it was the turn of Mum Liz Continue reading]]> http://smracdistance.org.uk/archives/535/feed 0 Core strength http://smracdistance.org.uk/archives/25 http://smracdistance.org.uk/archives/25#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:44:58 +0000 Noel http://smracdistance.org.uk/?p=25 The core muscles

The core muscles

Core stability is an important part of a middle distance runner's training. It gives your body the strength it needs to hold a good running action, meaning you can run faster when it matters. A runner with poor core strength is likely get 'ragged' towards the end of a race or training Continue reading]]> http://smracdistance.org.uk/archives/25/feed 0