Sydney Running Coach – Unique RunRight Coaching Program
When learning to swim we need to be taught how to do it correctly. A lot of time is spent learning the correct technique so that we can be efficient in the water. However, how many people have actually been taught to run correctly?
Most people just assume that running is something that comes naturally to us! When we look at people run we’ll notice everyone moves slightly differently. Some people look like they are fighting against themselves whereas others look like they are doing it effortlessly. For a lucky few running comes naturally but for many it doesn’t, and these people can often spend hours training for an event only to end up injured or performing well below their expectations because of poor technique. This is where working with a quality running coach can really help.
The Central Performance RunRight program is a unique running assessment & coaching system. It allows you to run faster for longer by making your running style more biomechanically efficient.
Running Coaching For All Levels Of Runners
The ‘RunRight’ program was created to give people of all running abilities the opportunity to learn how to run correctly. It is a 6-session package over 10 weeks that focuses on coaching you to develop a more efficient running style.
The initial session consists of a biomechanical analysis of your running technique using the latest video software. This provides a detailed assessment of your running form to see where asymmetries or weaknesses exist. Read more about our Running Gait Assessment.
Following your running gait analysis you will be taken through a movement screen to assess which exercises may be required to help make your running style more efficient. Some people may have mobility issues that need correcting while others may have weaknesses that need addressing. Many people have a combination of both. The movement screen allows us to accurately identify this and relate it back to your running technique. Improving the ability of your body to move strongly through full ranges of motion can really help you improve your running technique and make the coaching process easier and faster.
The 6 session coaching package is an individualised program which addresses your main priority areas identified in the biomechanical analysis and movement screen. You will be coached on how to improve each of these focus areas through a series of drills and corrective exercises. In each session you will spend time running on the treadmill focusing on particular cue points as well time off the treadmill working on mobility, strength or technical exercises.
The sessions are fast paced and fun. You will leave feeling like you’ve had a good workout, and more importantly you’ll really feel what it’s like to run with great form and efficiency. Every session is tailored specifically for you, so you’ll be able to make the changes suggested to your technique and get through the drills and exercises correctly in every time. We use video feedback regularly to help you make the changes to your gait and also see for yourself how you are improving.
At the end of the 6 sessions we will video you on the treadmill again. We’ll put this video side-by-side with your initial video so that you can really see how much you’ve improved! See the video above for an example.
Running Coaching That Is Ideal For 5k, 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon Runners
The RunRight coaching program is ideal for anyone training for running events from 5km up to half and full marathons. It’s also great for people who just want to run better and stay free from injury, even if they don’t intend to enter any formal races. Each session is tailored to perfectly match your ability & fitness so the program will help you no matter what your current level of running. If you’re keen to learn how to run properly, enjoy your running more, improve your technique and reduce your risk of injury then click the button to contact us or book online, or call us on 9280 2322 and book your assessment.
Ben Liddy
Head of Running Performance
Athletics Australia Certified Running Coach
Running Physiotherapist
Director, Central Performance
Ben is a Director and Head of Running Performance at Central Performance. He is one of the few certified World Athletics Level 4 Middle and Long Distance Running Coaches in Australia, as well as having over 17 years experience as a physiotherapist managing running injuries. He regularly works with Australian national athletes as well as recreational runners in both a coaching role as well as a treating physiotherapist.
Ben has been an elite level runner himself, so he really understands the demands of athletics and the frustration of being injured. This personal experience at the elite level, as well as his coaching and physiotherapy certifications and experience, places him in the unique position of being able to coach runners to high levels of performance while also minimising their risk of injury. This knowledge of protecting against injury while building performance is equally valuable for new and recreational runners, whose bodies may not be as accustomed to handling the stresses involved with running and therefore more at risk of injury.
As well as working with individual runners, Ben also coaches and manages our senior training group – Central Performance Track – and helps our other coaches manage our junior development squad – CP Juniors. These squads are invitation-only and are designed for athletes of at least state, but usually national, levels of competition.
