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Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby HCcD » Fri May 31, 2013 12:00 pm

FYI ... Anyone going ?? :P

TRAIL RUNNING CLINIC FOR ROAD RUNNERS/TRIATHLETES
We are holding a special trail running clinic for triathletes and road runners.

Cost $20 18:25hrs Wed 12 Jun 2013 Camp Fortune, Main Lodge Designed for road-runners who want to diversify training on to the trails and learn essential skills in a safe way.

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby ultraslacker » Fri May 31, 2013 12:17 pm

I do this for free here, and it's super popular... maybe I should start charging. :P
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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby Chainsaw Baby » Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:10 am

Is there a training session for trail runners who want to learn how to run roads? I suck at road running! I know, you're thinking that I need a clinic on how to run roads for OLD trail runners... That hurt!
It's a hill. Get over it!

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby Robinandamelia » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:04 am

That sounds great....lucky!

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby MikeM » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:31 pm

ultraslacker wrote:I do this for free here, and it's super popular... maybe I should start charging. :P


Wish I had seen this offer before I signed up. :D

For $20 I figured I couldn't go wrong if I learned a thing or two though.

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby carm » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:40 am

MikeM wrote:
ultraslacker wrote:I do this for free here, and it's super popular... maybe I should start charging. :P


Wish I had seen this offer before I signed up. :D

For $20 I figured I couldn't go wrong if I learned a thing or two though.


Ha ha, factor in the $600 air ticket to Vancouver and Dave & Lise's clinic ends up being way cheaper. :lol:
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Postby ultraslacker » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:27 am

carm wrote:
MikeM wrote:
ultraslacker wrote:I do this for free here, and it's super popular... maybe I should start charging. :P


Wish I had seen this offer before I signed up. :D

For $20 I figured I couldn't go wrong if I learned a thing or two though.


Ha ha, factor in the $600 air ticket to Vancouver and Dave & Lise's clinic ends up being way cheaper. :lol:


No kidding!
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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby HCcD » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:28 am

ultraslacker wrote:
carm wrote:
MikeM wrote:
ultraslacker wrote:I do this for free here, and it's super popular... maybe I should start charging. :P


Wish I had seen this offer before I signed up. :D

For $20 I figured I couldn't go wrong if I learned a thing or two though.


Ha ha, factor in the $600 air ticket to Vancouver and Dave & Lise's clinic ends up being way cheaper. :lol:


No kidding!


Yeah, but he doesn't get Holly, and she is priceless ... :shifty: :wink: :P
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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby MikeM » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:01 am

HCcD wrote:
ultraslacker wrote:
carm wrote:
MikeM wrote:
ultraslacker wrote:I do this for free here, and it's super popular... maybe I should start charging. :P


Wish I had seen this offer before I signed up. :D

For $20 I figured I couldn't go wrong if I learned a thing or two though.


Ha ha, factor in the $600 air ticket to Vancouver and Dave & Lise's clinic ends up being way cheaper. :lol:


No kidding!


Yeah, but he doesn't get Holly, and she is priceless ... :shifty: :wink: :P


So you're saying that running with an iPad and doing it by Skype wouldn't work? :lol:

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby ultraslacker » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:14 am

To be fair, mine isn't set up like a formal clinic... it's just drop-in and I just show newbies the trails. I'm not doing talks or guest speakers, though I do get a lot of questions about gear and sometimes about technique (not that I'm an expert but I have enough experience to at least point them in the right direction). I get enough people out every time that I have recruited one of my trail buddies to help out by taking the front of the pack and I take up the back. :) Mostly it's about the joy of showing new trail runners around my favourite spots. :)
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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby MikeM » Sat Jun 15, 2013 8:09 pm

It ended up being well worth the $20. Started at 6:30 and went all the way until 9:00 with drills and running interspersed with frequent instruction.

They started out with talking a bit about trail shoes, followed by a warm-up and then basic form drills, starting with A, B, and Cs, then moving into some other stuff like side shuffles and different ways of shifting our weight.

Then it progressed to form work on climbing and descending. We eventually ran up the full hill, stopping a couple of times to get feedback and instruction on the way up.

At the top of the hill we got into progressively more difficult trails and obstacles. The advice ranged from specific to each obstacle, to just general advice about choosing the best line.

I would definitely recommend it.

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby Ken B » Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:15 pm

ultraslacker wrote:To be fair, mine isn't set up like a formal clinic... it's just drop-in and I just show newbies the trails. I'm not doing talks or guest speakers, though I do get a lot of questions about gear and sometimes about technique (not that I'm an expert but I have enough experience to at least point them in the right direction). I get enough people out every time that I have recruited one of my trail buddies to help out by taking the front of the pack and I take up the back. :) Mostly it's about the joy of showing new trail runners around my favourite spots. :)



hmmm! Yet another reason for Mrs. Tortoise and I to pay a visit to the Left Coast!!! :)

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Re: Trail Running Clinic for Road Runners / Triathletes

Postby ultraslacker » Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:19 pm

Ken B wrote:
ultraslacker wrote:To be fair, mine isn't set up like a formal clinic... it's just drop-in and I just show newbies the trails. I'm not doing talks or guest speakers, though I do get a lot of questions about gear and sometimes about technique (not that I'm an expert but I have enough experience to at least point them in the right direction). I get enough people out every time that I have recruited one of my trail buddies to help out by taking the front of the pack and I take up the back. :) Mostly it's about the joy of showing new trail runners around my favourite spots. :)



hmmm! Yet another reason for Mrs. Tortoise and I to pay a visit to the Left Coast!!! :)


you would get the special VIP personal tour. ;)
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