Alison Rose session 2 February 2010 – Striders feedback

Comments received from 12 Striders:

• Useful & helpful to think about related exercises other than just running. Good to get a perspective of something different to help with injury prevention. I had thought it was going to be mainly stretching, so was surprised.

• Please pass on thanks to Ali Rose & team. I really enjoyed the session she put on and have been trying to incorporate them into warm-ups, albeit whilst enduring the cruel jibes of the kids on my street. Another session later on in they year would be brilliant.

• Her session was great - really great - and yes, another session would be good.

• Thoroughly entertaining and informative evening. It’s amazing what a few simple exercises tells you in terms of how bad your posture and balance is. I know that I need to do other exercises and not just running, but never do – the drills showed me why I should. Can’t thank Alison and the team enough for taking the time out to run this and talk to us about it afterwards. And yes, another session in the Autumn would be great, particularly as it would make us do the exercises so as not to be quite so incompetent later!

• V entertaining, educational! Also shows how unstable we all are on 1 leg! Or is it just me??

• As I missed Alison’s session the other week then I would like another one in the Autumn if at all possible. Sounds like some fun was had line dancing or something of that nature.

• I thought the session was great and we should definitely take her up on her offer of coming back again. I've been shown some of the exercises before when I've been for physio but it's one thing to be shown them and another to actually do them and to practice them so I found it very helpful.

• I always thought that time doing warm-ups and drills was time wasted that could be spent running. I’ve changed my mind. It might have looked like a cross between line dancing and the ministry of silly walks. But we are now all aware that posture, breathing and movement technique are just as important as mileage and speed in our training regimes. Entertaining, educational and exhausting! And fortunately it hasn’t yet appeared on U-Tube.

• It's useful to know that small changes in routine or style can have such a significant effect on running performance. I know from experience that it's certainly true of swimming free-style but didn't expect style to have much effect on running, although that's yet to be proven in my case.

• Thanks Ali for the drill session. It was really enjoyable and educational session. I never done drills before and now realise how bad my technique, posture and overall balance is! With this in mind I plan to continue with the drills and hope in doing so not to be as injury prone. Sorry, it might mean I spend less time at Carnegie Sport Injury clinic!!! Thanks for you and your team for doing the session and I would be interested in any other sessions you may do in future.

• Until recently my main sport was cycling. As I got into running I used to wonder what it was that runners spent their money on. I soon realised the answer was...physio. Which is why when four top-class physios give up their evening for free to help us learn how to prevent injury, it is truly appreciated. Many thanks!

• The session was really helpful - it was clear, informative and fun.  The handouts are extremely useful too.  I'd definitely want to take up the offer of a session in the future with Ali & her team.  I think it's something that Striders will benefit from, and we'll aim to make drills a regular, weekly occurrence before the Tuesday night sessions.