Momentum Sports Company Information

Momentum Sports is a sports company focussing on running. We aim to provide a full range of services for athletes from professional online coaching, by a team of experienced athletes and qualified coaches, to the location of running services you might need, to a free encyclopaedia of running knowledge All these facilities are designed to help you get the most from your sport, all via one website.

Basically, we live, breath and eat running!

Online Coaching

The online coaching is interactive with sessions being set for each individual in training who will report back on what they have achieved. These results will be used as the basis for the setting of the following training sessions. Whilst this may not be the same as having a coach constantly present at training, it provides the individual access to a wealth of knowledge from a group of qualified professional athletes and coaches who are setting a schedule designed specifically for you.

Running Directory

The directory service provides a listing of services available to runners. These come under a variety of headings and if you feel there is a service that others should know about please let us know by filling in the questionnaire supplied. Subscription is free for non-profit organisations, whilst businesses need to pay a small subscription for inclusion. However, if business wishes to test our service, and discover the number of customers we can provide them, a 3 month trial period is available.

Running Training Information

As well as the online coaching there is an enclyclopaedia of information aimed at helping you to train more effectively. This is provided in the form of words, pictures and videos, with help on the following topics, amongst many others - stretching, weights, circuits, nutrition and race preparation in addition to dozens of pages on running training.

This section is being continually updated and improved, please forgive us if we haven't quite finished everything that you are interested quite yet.

In addition to all of the above we have a number of other features to help with your running, including a forum and opportunities to buy running gear.

Contact Details:

Address:
     Momentum Sports
     76 High Street
     North Camp
     Farnborough
     Hampshire
     GU14 6HR

Tel:   01252 513973

E-mail: coaches@momentumsports.co.uk

Contributors

A large portion of the content is from Richard Holt, a 400m hurdler who was a AAAs finalist in 1995 and has been coaching athletes with a wide range of abilities since 1993. He is fully qualified UK:Athletics coach in both sprints and endurance with experience of coaching all levels from total beginner to international level.

Richard is one of the Runners World and Mens Fitness magazines Expert Coaches, providing advice to their readers on various aspects of running training and racing.

As well as running a large group of athletes at Kingston in London he has been Head Coach numerous Star:Track and Active Surrey athletics programmes since 2001 as well as being sprints and hurdles coach for top independant school, St. Pauls.

If you are interested in maybe joining his group at Kingsmeadow Stadium, Kingston please click here. There is usually space in the group, which is normally split into 2 or 3 groups for each session to allow people to train with athletes of their own ability. There would be no charge for joining - the more the merrier.

Martin Airey is one of the UK:Athletics "Achieving Excellence in Coaching" coaches, an accolade which marks him out as one of the top coaching prospects in the country, who we are very pleased to have at Momentum Sports. Formerly a 1.50 / 3.48 - 800/1500m runner, he now coaches a group of quality middle distance runners at Crawley, as well as his coaching commitments here.

Mark Roberts is a fully qualified personal trainer who has been helping clients for 15 years. He is also a conditioning coach for Harlequins Rugby Club. Formerly a rugby player, himself, with Rosslyn Park and Harlequins, Mark is now a decathlete of some distinction, having got the silver medal in the 2003 Southern Championships, as well as winning the Surrey Championships on several occasions.

Mark's other interests include any activity outdoors from rock climbing to surfing, giving him a great understanding of various activities and the ability to tailor anyone's training sessions to their specific sport or hobby.

Owen Lewis has both a degree in Sports Science and a masters in Sports Psychology. He has used both to progress his career as a National League Basketball player and also to help others train their minds to accompany the their physical training.

Now back in the UK after a stint coaching basketball in America, Owen has coached Kingston Ladies basketball team and trains as a 400m runner. He has also trained to be a sports masseur and is now working in the Derbyshire area, using all his skills to help sports people.

There is also input from the following:

Liam Bulson.
Liam has been a member of the successful Blackheath Harriers team since 1985. He competes both on the track (at distances ranging from 800m to 5000m) and over the country. He has trained over the years with athletes at all levels.

Linda Staines.
One of Britain’s top international 400m runners over the last 20 years, mainly under her maiden name of Keough. As well as being an athlete she is a fully qualified fitness instructor and sports masseur.

Gary Staines.
Gary has been one of the top UK distance runners of the last 15 years, having gradually moved up from 1500m to the marathon. His greatest achievement probably came in when he won a silver medal in the 5000m at the European Championships.

Vanessa Hamnett
As a youngster Vanessa was one of the top 400m hurdlers in the country. Having had a break from the sport, she returned a couple of years ago to coach athletes, particularly youngsters, and has brought a wealth of experience and enthausiasm to help the athletes in her charge.

Nicky Mills.
Nicky is a former Welsh Schools 300m hurdles champion and a Personal Trainer. She has many personal training qualifications and is a founding member of the B'motiv8'd! personal training company which operates in the Manchester area.

Keith Holt.
Keith is the non-athlete amongst the group but an avid mountain biker, He now owns a mountain bike holiday company in Austria UpandDownhill.com. Keith coded the original Momentum Sports website.

Thanks also to the following athletes, coaches and experts who have also provided invaluable input to the company: Mike Skinner, Josette Sellings, Will Smith, Jamie Beighton, Will Greenly, Simon Byway, Russell Tebay, Nicky Atkins, Dave Gibbons, Robin Holt, Liz Richardson, Chris Hall, Tom Parry, Jake Budd Matt Brandwood, Humphrey Waddington and Jon Xenophontos.