Emma-Kate wins her first Ironman in Mallorca – Testimonial
“Hi Mike, AWESOME race today. 1st place for me! I swam and biked well and came into T2 in 1st place.In seasons past, I’ve often done this and then got overtaken on the run – but NOT today!!! WOOHOO! If I had a £ for every time today I heard you saying to me “Cycle […]
Hill Runs & Stair Running – Two more helpful tools!
Following on from the post; Runners Hamstrings Can Be a Right Pain in The Rear! Here are two more training tools that are a great help: Hill Running As well as helping with cardiovascular improvement and speed, strength and running biomechanics; hill running works the rear muscle groups very well. Find a steep hill of […]
Runners Hamstrings can be a right pain in the rear!
Most athletes, whatever their level, have had a hamstring strain or have had compensation issues because the hamstrings haven’t been working in tandem with other muscle groups. Issues like lower back stiffness, IT-Band tightness or tight quads which happen for a number of reasons. But the most common causes are down to the way we […]
SPEED WORKSHOP FOR FOOTBALL COACHES IN SWITZERLAND
Live workshops are really eye-opening for both participants and presenters because they provide a platform for real-time dialogue and feedback. Delegates go away enlightened, not only by the material covered, but also the golden nuggets of practical knowledge learned from informal networking and conversations with fellow delegates. Recently, I was invited to run a Speed […]
Soft Tissue Injuries & Running Biomechanics
Soft tissue injuries and running biomechanics have more in common than most runners realise. I get to work with a lot of professional footballers normally after injury or surgery, when they are trying to get back their fitness and improve their speed. Because of the way footballers train and play they place a lot of […]
Running technique analysis or running gait analysis?
Running Training Analysis and Running Gait Analysis is not the same thing, no matter how much the specialist in the shop tries to convince you that it is. As a runner, whether experienced or inexperienced; whether you’re a recreational runner or an elite sports athlete you have probably been offered the opportunity to have your […]
Mike Antoniades – Running on the balls of your feet
“I recently read a blog on Track & Field running where the following question was asked by a competitive sprinter… “I have been having problems with running on the balls of my feet and always seem to overextend my feet which causes a braking effect and slows me down quite a bit.” The question does […]
2010 London Running Show!
Annie Emmerson interviews Mike Antoniades from the Running School on the Run247 stand at the 2010 London Running Show! Mike explains how the Running School can help every runner – from a six-year-old child to elite athletes like Christine Ohuruogu – to run faster and avoid injury. Click below to see the video…
Bruno
“I have always been an avid sportsman, enjoying competition at high levels. In August 2008 I was diagnosed with serious osteoarthritis within my right hip and was told I would need surgery as a result. After 6 months of intense rehabilitation, I had not made the progress I had hoped for and running was still […]