Bristol Half MarathonRunBristol Workshops
Please see the latest news release from Bristol City Council, issued today, Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
Running workshops and training camp to support half marathon runners
Anyone taking part in the 2009 Bristol half marathon – or who is thinking about registering for the race – is invited to attend the next running workshop on Tuesday, June 23. June’s workshops has been organized by Bristol City Council, as part of RunBristol – a city-wide campaign to get people in the city more involved in sport and running.
Guest speakers at the workshop will be Olympians, Dan Robinson and Tracey Morris, who will be taking part in a training run then sharing their experience and expertise. Both did Athens Olympics (2004) and Stroud-based Dan also did Beijing (2008) – and has been Great Britain’s most consistent performer for the past 4 years.
Bristol University Sports Injury Clinic will also be at the workshop to offer free advice.
The workshop is free and takes place at Coombe Dingle Sport Centre, Coombe Lane, starting at 6pm. The workshop includes an hour run from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, followed by question & answer sessions with the guest speakers.
For real running enthusiasts, there’s still time to sign up for a special weekend training camp planned on July 18/19 to help runners get the most from training schedules and to maximize running potential.
There will be a final evening running workshop August 11, which will focus on preparations for the 2009 Bristol half marathon. Further information about the workshops and details of how to sign up for the weekend training camp can be found on the race website www.bristolhalfmarathon.com
Race entries for the 2009 Bristol Half Marathon are still open the closing date is July 10, and we are also taking bookings for the July weekend camp.
· St Peter’s Hospice, CLIC Sargent and CoCo are the official charities for the Bristol half marathon. For more information about how you can support these official charities visit: www.stpetershospice.org.uk or www.clicsargent.org.uk or www.coco.org.uk
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Notes to Editors
You are invited to send a reporter/photographer to the running workshop on Tuesday, June 23. Tracey Morris will be available at the venue from 3pm for any advance media activity – she is currently returning to fitness from injury but is hoping to do the Bristol half in preparation for the Commonwealth Games Marathon in New Delhi next year
Tracey Morris: biog – National Coach Bud Baldaro summarises her career so far as completing a fairy tale story of going from life as a non competitive jogger with a best time of 3.5 hrs for the marathon distance to improve by over 1 hr and earn Olympic selection for Athens 2004, where she finished in a brilliant top 30 position on her GB debut.
Finishing as the first British woman in the 2004 London Marathon brought Morris instant public attention. This performance ensured her a place on the Athens Olympic Team at the age of 36.
A successful junior, she gave up athletics when she went to University but in 2002 joined Valley Striders in Leeds and now has a personal best half marathon time of 73.44.
Her career continued to blossom with a fine 4th place in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Tracy has competed in all the major road running events in the world and at the tender age of 40 has aspirations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Dan Robinson – biog the 2 times Olympian has been GBs most consistent performer for the past four years. He has two superb top 15 placings in the World’s and Olympic Games to his credit. The Gloucestershire athlete is a mighty “pocket rocket” with a superb ability of producing his best runs when it matters most.
Dan’s greatest moment came in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games when pacing his race to perfection – he claimed the marathon bronze. Like Tracey, Dan aims to return to the Commonwealth Games next year.
Dan has a great deal to offer in terms of passing on his coaching tips.
Both athletes will be toeing the line in this years Bristol half marathon in the hopes of making the GB squad for the World Championships in Birmingham the following month.
Helen Hewitt
Media & PR Officer
Corporate Communications
Bristol City Council
Tel. 0117 922 2646
Fax 0117 922 4330
mob 07810 506 579
helen.hewitt@bristol.gov.uk
Running workshops and training camps to support Bristol 10K and half marathon
Anyone who has signed up for the Bristol 10K or planning to run in the 2009 Bristol half marathon is invited to take part in a series of running workshops and weekend training camps to help them get the most from their training and to maximize their running potential.
The monthly workshops and training camps have been organised by Bristol City Council, as part of RunBristol – a city-wide campaign to get people in the city more involved in sport and running.
Guest speakers at the workshops and training camps will include Olympic athletes: Steve Cram; Liz Yelling; Dan Robinson; Tracy Morris and Bristol-based Nick Rose, alongside 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 first evening workshop will be held on Monday, March 2, at the city centre offices of race partners, Clarke Willmott. Their offices are adjacent to Bristol Bridge overlooking Castle Park at St Georges Square, Bath Street.
The focus of the evening will be a discussion on preparing for the Bristol 10k with guest speakers Liz Yelling, Martin Yelling and Nick Rose.
Entry is free, including light refreshments and runners are invited to arrive from 6pm.
Three further free RunBristol workshops will be held on Tuesday evenings (May 19, June 23 and August 11) and will focus on preparations for the Bristol half marathon. 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 two weekend training camps take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5 and July 18-19. The camps offer 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 and details of how to sign up for the weekend training camps can be found on the race website www.bristolhalfmarathon.com
The Bristol 10k takes place on Sunday, 10 May – places are still available. The Bristol half marathon takes place on Sunday, 6 September, applications and entry forms will be available soon. St Peter’s Hospice is the official charity for both the Bristol 10K and the Bristol Half Marathon. CLIC Sargent and CoCo are also the official charities for the Bristol half marathon. For more information about how you can support these official charities visit: www.stpetershospice.org.uk or www.clicsargent.org.uk or www.coco.org.uk
