Run Better with Ash

One of the most frustrating things we face as runners is the dreaded time out through injury or illness. I get so annoyed not being able to run so I try to follow these rules to help me stay running strong and avoid injuries. I encourage all of my clients to follow these rules so they are definitely going to help you reduce your injury risk.

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The world has gone data mad. I'm guilty of looking at every data point on Strava, we all do it. What we all could do a lot better is to learn to feel our own 'data points'. The information that we get from our central nervous system is real time. We can tune in and feel whats going on and learn to adapt as we run. This helps you self coach. You become a better runner because you can feel what is happening. 

This episode is about running on feel, what it is and why it's important with a session to try out to develop your sensory system. 

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Simple things are often the best. If you like to keep things simple in your running training then look no further than the 4:4 method which is incredibly simple yet powerful in it's results. Big gains can be made from this simple training method. I will discuss the details of the gains, the method and what to consider.

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Tight hamstrings are very common in runners for a number of reasons which I will explore in this episode. I will talk about what we can do to warmup our hamstring effectively, what to do to build flexibility in this area and how we can improve them with proper recovery mobility work.

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In this episode of the podcast I will give you 3 hill training sessions that you can do that are going to improve your running in numerous ways. These are 3 of my favourite hill running sessions that I do with my clients weekly. We see huge gains with these sessions so give them a try and let me know what you think to them. Get a pen and paper ready to write the sessions down.

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We sit on our glutes, a lot! This weakens them and causes lots of issues with our running if you have weak and inactive glutes. Learning to activate your glutes will help your power, your hip stability and your lower back. 

In this episode I talk about what glutes are, how to activate them and why you would want to and the exercises you can do to get better glute activation.

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We compare ourselves to others everyday. Lately my running clients have been comparing themselves and their running times to the elite athletes that have been watching during the athletics we have had recently.

In this episode I will discuss how to switch our mindset and maximise our mental energy for our own benefit, not to work against ourselves and create more negativity. As I've spoken about in previous podcasts, wasting mental energy ruins our running creates a negative relationship with your running, let's avoid that!

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I am always trying to encourage you to get into yoga. Here is a free yoga practice to follow along to at home and do in your own space, in your own time. There are no excuses not to!

This practice is focused on leg strength and shoulder mobility which transfer nicely into our running. Give this practice a go and let me know how you get on with it.

YouTube practice: (Please SUBSCRIBE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoamsxwDQng&t=651s&ab_channel=AshFoster

From your personal podcasting running coach!

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Send me an email about your running related issues and I'll do a free podcast episode to help you solve the issues you are facing.

"Where should my foot strike the floor?" this is something that I get asked a lot as a running coach. It's an area of running form that has been studying in great detail and we have lots of evidence that shows us the difference between foot strike positions and how this impacts your running form and the forces going through your body.

In this episode I talk about optimal and non-optimal foot striking positions and what you can work on to improve your foot strike which will ultimately improve your running efficiency. Efficient use of the forces from the ground contact will improve your running speed, your endurance and reduce your injury risk.

From your personal podcasting running coach! 

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Send me an email about your running related issues and I'll do a free podcast episode to help you solve the issues you are facing.

Trail running is a beautiful form of running that a lot of road runners are missing out on. I run both road and trail. I enjoy running trails more. In this episode I talk about why I enjoy trail running more than road running and what the evidence shows us about the benefits of trail running compared to road running. 

I hope to persuade you to gain some of these benefits and get out onto your local trails.

From your personal podcasting running coach!

One-to-one Running Coaching (online/ in-person) message or follow:

Email: [email protected]

Follow: https://www.instagram.com/runbetterwithashfoster

Web: www.runbetterwithash.com

Send me an email about your running related issues and I'll do a free podcast episode to help you solve the issues you are facing.