Find out how you can get full online coaching for the Reading Half Marathon, weekly detailed training emails, access to the members only area and invitations to monthly live webcasts, for just £20

Learn Everything You Need To Survive Thrive In This Year's Reading Half Marathon

Join me on Saturday February 20th from 10am to 2pm at the Hilton Hotel in Reading for the ultimate Half Marathon preparation workshop

This is the ONLY training workshop that will fully prepare you for the Big Day, covering all aspects of your preparation as well as helping you unlock the secrets to faster running.

On this workshop you will learn:

Running Technique: - How to get more out of your body for less effort
Threshold Training - How improving your running economy will lead to faster times for everything from 5k to marathon
Functional Core and Flexibility Training - How boosting your running performance with body conditioning exercises can hold the key to more stable, injury free running
Rehydrating and Refueling on the Run - Avoid "hitting the wall" and slowing down in the final few miles with a personalised refueling and rehydration strategy
How to Taper - How to taper down your training in the final fortnight to leave you fresh and raring to go when you reach the start line
Race Day Routine - Sneaky back door tricks to help you get the most out of the Race Day experience

"Again another enjoyable and informative day. Although my second workshop you covered different things plus reminded me of other things I had forgotten."
- Helen Dowdall, Dublin Training Day July 11th 2009

"Really enjoyed the workshop - even though I was one of the less experienced runners - it was still "do-able" and very informative"
- Claire Reynolds, Dublin Training Day July 11th 2009

"Excellent workshop. I really enjoyed the afternoon and am sure my running will improve - I feel very motivated!"
- Glynda Mortimer, Reading Training Day July 19th 2009

"I liked the way you kept the workshop very inclusive. Everybody was fully engaged whatever their ability."
- Ann Coward, Reading Training Day July 19th 2009

"Excellent day - thanks very much. Really useful to have the science and physiology behind the training. I am sure my times will now start to come down dramatically now I know how to take things to the next level!"
- Nic Robinson, Reading Training Day July 19th 2009

"George helped me realise that to be an improved runner you need to work on strengthening core stability, mobility and critical but challenging interval training."
- Suzanne McBride, Reading Training Day April 27th 2008

"The course was a real eye opener as apart from some speedwork sessions I had no idea that there was such a variety of exercises that were so beneficial to runners!"
- Steve Pearce, Reading Training Day April 27th 2008

Guaranteed results!

All the Training Day workshops come with a cast iron, 100% money back guarantee. If you attend the workshop and by the end of it don't feel as though you have learnt enough information to make you a faster runner, you just need to let me know and I'll give you your money back. Guaranteed, no questions asked, no hassle and no hard feelings.

Here's what a few of the runners who have attended previous Training Days have said about their training after the workshop:

FROM: "Maureen.Watkins@XXXXX.co.uk"
SENT: 10 October 2009 20:24
TO: george@kineticideas.co.uk
SUBJECT: Re: How has your training improved?

Hi George

I can't really believe it has been 8 months since the Training Day! My training has gone well and I am on course for my next race which is the 10 mile Great South in Portsmouth at the end of the month. I have run an 8 mile in readiness for the big day!

By putting some of your principles in to action I have reduced my minute mile rate by 20 seconds, which is good for me! This was mainly due to putting in an extra effort session, but also I am doing core exercises most days which I feel helps.

Also when I am tired at the end of a run and my head is down, I can hear you telling me to lift my head to help with my breathing. Even though I am usually thinking bad words in my head by then I find it really does work!

Thank you for the session which was very beneficial and has helped me a lot.

Kind Regards

Maureen Watkins

FROM: "Roykelly1@XXXXX.com"
SENT: 12 October 2009 19:17
TO: george@kineticideas.co.uk
SUBJECT: Re: How has your training improved?

Hi George,

My training has gone well all summer - my pb for 10k was 44.30 when I met you on the Dublin training day and it's now 42.08 and i'm hoping to hit 41 by the end of 2009. My 5k pb has dropped from 21.30 to 19.12.

My flexability and strenght has improved a lot since the Dublin training day from doing the stretched and core exercises that you gave us.

Thanks for all the e mails and updates - they are a great help in keeping motivated - keep them coming.

Roy

FROM: "anncoward@XXXXX.co.uk"
SENT: 14 October 2009 18:58
TO: george@kineticideas.co.uk
SUBJECT: Re: How has your training improved?

Hi George,

You would be pleased with the way our training has changed since we came as a group to your running workshop in July. We no longer do static stretches before starting to run. Instead we work on raising the heart rate plus some dynamic stretches. We have included some variable pace running each week in our training with hill repeats about every fortnight. We have even invested in a set of coloured spacers for when we do tidal intervals! Some of our stretches after finishing our runs cause quite a few stares still! We all feel quite evangelical about sustaining the changes we have made.

Nine of us have just taken part in the Royal Parks half marathon using the intermediate programme which you produced for the Reading HM. (We had followed the beginners programme for Reading). All but one person produced a PB. I knocked over 4 minuted off my Reading time, coming in at 2.13, still feeling fairly comfortable and with no major aches or pains the next day. As I tired in the latter part of the run I remembered the piece of string and relaxed my shoulders and jaw. It really helped and I was able to increase my pace again for the final mile. I am sure that in my next half marathon I will come in at under 2.10.

Thanks again for all the sound advice!

Ann

Limited spaces on all Training Day workshops

Unfortunately there is a strict upper limit on the group size for this workshop, which means once the places are gone, they're gone for good. If this webpage is still online, you can take it that there are still places available. As soon as the workshop is full I will be pulling it down, so if you're thinking of booking on, don't delay!