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PROGRAMME DETAILS - William Chung, Certified ChiRunning Instructor, ChiRunning® Unearth the basic concept and philosophy of ChiRunning® in this hour and a half part-interactive session and improve your running technique. ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T’ai Chi with running to create a revolutionary running form that takes the pounding, pain and potential damage out of the sport of running. The ChiRunning program increases mental clarity, focus, and enhances the joy of running. Whether you're an injured runner, a beginner runner, a marathon runner, a triathlete, or someone who runs to stay fit, ChiRunning has helped thousands improve their technique, reduce injury and achieve personal goals. ChiRunning helps reduce and eliminate: shin splints, IT band syndrome, hamstring injury, plantar faciitus, hip problems and the most famous running injury of all: knee injury. In one and a half hours, part-interactive session, you will be introduced to the basic concept and philosophy of ChiRunning. Singapore’s leading ChiRunning Instructor, William Chung, will demonstrate body loosening exercises and the ‘Posture, Lean and Lift’ basic motions of ChiRunning. Upon attending this session, you will have a basic understanding of ChiRunning to help improve your running technique. Catch Chris Griffin, Master Instructor who conducted the ChiRunning Workshop during Runners’ Day 2007, demonstrate ChiRunning on Discovery Health Channel's Get Fresh with Sara Snow. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Tye Lee Tze, Podiatrist, The Podiatry Centre Using the RS Footscan illustrations of landing techniques, learn all about the latest running shoes, selection techniques as well as insights of the running shoes available in the market. As a runner, there is a high chance that you have ever experienced or are experiencing running injuries. Using the RS Foot Scan to illustrate runners’ landing techniques, let Lee Tze share with you the causes of these injuries and how you can cope with them. Find out about myths vs truths of common running injuries and learn about the latest running shoes available to you and how you can select a suitable pair for yourself. Lee Tze will also share his personal reviews of running shoes available in the market. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Ben Pulham & Jon Fong from www.racers-toolbox.com A must-attend session for all levels of runners, master the developement and monitoring of a sound training plan to unlock your best running performance! Good results are attained with structured training. In this detailed session, this workshop teaches you how to create your own training plan to meet your running goal. With years of race knowledge and experience, Ben and Jon share with you the secrets to unlock your best running performance. Learn about goal setting and how to set personal limiters. Ben and Jon will also cover in detail how to develop a sound training plan for yourself and how you can monitor your training to measure your running performance. See how to evaluate your current running routine and learn how to design a training plan unique for yourself, complete with cross-training and rest. A must-attend for all level of runners. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Marcel Daane, CSCS, ACE-AFS, Performance Coach Understand the importance of nutrition and hydration in these two crucial sessions to ensure that your body performs at its best on race day. Adequate nutrition will not only improve a person’s health, but optimal nutrition will also boost an athlete’s performance. During a marathon, the average athlete burns a tremendous amount of energy, and loses large amounts of fluids. For your body to perform optimally, you must ensure that your body has optimal stores of the right nutrients. Many months of training and sacrifice can all be lost if nutrition is inadequate prior to your race. Learn during this talk how to strategize your energy intake before, during, and after the race to optimize your performance and to ensure that all your months of hard training were not in vain. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Joanna Ng, Program and Training Director, Pilates Central Discover the wonders of Yoga and how it benefits your running and overall well-being. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Sharon Lim, Senior Sports Physiotherapist, Alexandra Hospital With the use of video illustrations, avoid injuries and gain awareness of prevention and treatment techniques as you avoid time-consuming and painful running injuries. Running is simply the action of placing one foot in front of another, with each stride parting the ground. Yet, the repetitive movement links a chain of small movements from your toes to your head. A slight movement being out of line could lead to some form of injury. Understanding your body is vital. Most runners are able to identify their running injury. However, few know how to treat and cope with them. Awareness of one’s physical abilities and limitations from the onset can help any runner improve their condition and avoid time-consuming and painful injuries. With the use of videos, Sharon will show the various running styles and how running posture and style can cause injuries and how you can prevent them. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Tommy Yau, National Fitness Manager, Fitness First Discover this widely neglected part of training during this practical session to raise your performance level. Strength Training - A widely neglected part of training for runners. The session incorporates a basic introduction to the main running muscle groups followed by an outdoor session. At this group training session, Tommy Yau will demonstrate the key exercises you can do to improve running strength and performance with the use of your body weight. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - John Koh, Certified Massage Therapist and Therapist Trainer, Vsprings Learn self-massage techniques to improve your running performance, speed up recovery and reduce muscle soreness at this interactive session. Sharing various massage strokes and sample routines, John Koh shares about the massage techniques and tips you won’t find anywhere else. This interactive session will teach you how to use simple self-massage techniques to improve your running performance, speed up recovery between trainings, reduce muscle soreness and help you feel recharged after a run. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page - Adrian Mok, Endurance Athlete A light-hearted motivational session illustrating how cross-training boosts fitness and performance levels. Cross-training can benefit any athlete in boosting fitness level and performance. In this session, Adrian Mok, well-known endurance athlete, shares his personal experience about his sports history and how you can incorporate cross-training into your program in this light-hearted motivational session. ↵ Back to Main Programme Page |
