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- From: cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris Cooke)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Re: Where do I start with coaching?
- Message-ID: <CC.93Jan22125914@arran.dcs.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 12:59:14 GMT
- References: <15264@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA> <1993Jan20.135640.13098@mcs.kent.edu>
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- In-Reply-To: sscott@mcs.kent.edu's message of 20 Jan 93 13:56:40 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan20.135640.13098@mcs.kent.edu> sscott@mcs.kent.edu (Stephen Scott) writes:
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- I would suggest some simple gentle streching and then just have fun
- with the runs together at first. I would say that your job with
- beginners is more cheerleader than coach. Get them hooked and then
- worry about coaching.... Most important point is to get them into
- good shoes - not the local Kmart specials...
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- I've been reading this group for a few weeks now, and I'm getting very
- interested; but this is all I've seen so far in the way of advice for total
- beginners.
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- How should I, an unfit fat couch potato, start running safely and enjoyably,
- without putting myself off running for life?
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- For example - what sort of warm-up exercises should a beginner do
- before/after going for a run? What distance should I run (about 50 yards
- seems to be my current limit :-) ), and how often? Just what makes shoes
- good for running in, and how much should I be prepared to pay? Does the
- Noakes book, which everyone recommends, have much advice for beginners?
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- I'd be very grateful for any advice you could give me, from long helpful
- essays to "look, bonehead, go away and read XXXX"!
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- -- Chris. cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (on Janet, cc@uk.ac.ed.dcs)
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