Elite Athlete Interview with Steve Vernon

England Athletic Training Event for Coaches and Athletes – all abilities welcome:

· Wednesday 21^st March 6.30-9.30pm

· Braithwaite Village Hall, near Keswick

· £5

· Light refreshments included

The session is open to all levels of both coach and athlete. Booking advised, please contact edavenport@englandathletics.org.

If you can’t make the earlier session but would like to come to the later session, that’s fine but please inform us.

6.30-7.45pm: Core Conditioning. After warming up, this evening’s session will focus on the ‘plank’. We’ll be looking at (and trying out) many varieties of the plank starting from the easiest versions progressing to more challenging varieties, using movement and equipment such as the gym ball and balance cushions. As always, we will be focusing on ‘best technique’.

The session is led by Sam Ayers; a Level 3 Endurance and Strength and Conditioning Coach. This is a practical session, however, if you’re injured or are a coach who’d prefer to observe, that’s fine and as usual Sam will be making comments on why she’s chosen particular exercises or adapted them to suit certain members of the session.

7.45-9.30pm: Elite Athlete Interview with Steve Vernon. Steve Vernon was the silver medallist at this year’s National Cross Country event at Parliament Hill, having won the event in 2011. He is also our current Northern Cross Country Champion. This is your opportunity to ask Steve about his current training, preparation, background etc. Questions will be opened to the audience on the evening but if you have a particular question or two that you’d like to ask, please e-mail sam.ayers@tiscali.co.uk and we’ll do our best to make sure it’s included