For any letsrunners in London...
Kingston & Poly AC are holding the next of their regular, free training talks this coming Monday 20th June.
When: Monday June 20th, 19:30.
(Open from 19:00; main talk starts 19:30-20:30; questions until 21:00; informal discussion in bar thereafter)
Where: Pure Sports Medicine clinic, David Lloyd Leisure, Bushey Road, Raynes Park London, SW20 8TE
Cost: Free!
We are pleased to welcome two of Britain's most successful distance runners from the 1980s - a time when Britain was on top of the sport, men were men, and Kenyans were nervous! This will consist of a panel session with questions and possibly some brief slides covering endurance training. It should provide both inspiration and useful education to athletes and coaches alike.
Julian Goater represented Great Britain in long distance track and cross-country events for 12 years. Highlights included winning the National Cross Country Championships by a record two minutes in 1981, gaining fourth place in the World Cross Country Championships in the same year, and winning a Commonwealth Games bronze medal at 10k in 1982. His times of 13.15 and 27.34 still rank in the UK's all-time top 10 times. Switching to duathlon and triathlon in the early 90s, he won his age group at the world duathlon championships in 2001 and 2005. He is now a Grade 4 athletics coach, fitness instructor and sports massage therapist working with distance runners and duathletes/triathletes of all standard.
Dave Clarke is a member of local club Hercules Wimbledon. Arguably the most durable distance runner the UK has produced, he appeared 12 times in the World Cross Country between 1979 and 1995, winning three medals. He is a three-time national cross country champion (1982, 1987 and 1988). His personal bests include a 3:56 mile, 13:22, 27:55 (finishing ahead of Henry Rono, Martti Vainio and Alberto Cova) and a 2:13 marathon. He is now a Senior Tutor in history and former head of Physical Education at Hampton School, where he helped build the school's unparalleled reputation for sporting success. He still competes regularly in Surrey Leagues.
This is the third in a series of public talks organised by K&P and the South West London Athletics Network. We aim to inspire, entertain and educate athletes and coaches. Each month (hopefully on the third Monday)we will have a formal talk, talks or panel lasting approximately an hour, followed by informal questions and discussion (hopefully over a few drinks in the bar).
This forum will provide a regular chance for athletes and coaches - young and old, active or former - to mingle and share their knowledge, and to help a younger generation to understand some of the 'lore of running'. The talks are free and arranged at a time when they should not cut into your racing, coaching or family commitments.