Kingston Running Training Groups
As well as helping to run this website, we run a large and successful training group at
Kingsmeadow Athletics Track, Kingston-Upon-Thames, London.
We currently have a team of three coaches, coaching a successful group of athletes there on a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Currently, there is space in the group for more people to join if you would like to.
If you like the content of the site and feel that some of the co-authors could have something to offer you as your coach, please feel free to get in touch and come and train with us.
There are currently people in the group off all standards from complete beginner up to top national level, and training for all races from 100m up to the marathon.
With athletics coaching experience of up to 15 years and in that time we have helped 2 people to senior National finals, an English Schools Finalist, a Northern Junior Champion, a runner for the North, two Junior Welsh Internationals, a BUCS medallist and Cambridge Blue, and many more County Champions and competitors at the National Champs and English Schools Championships.
At the other end of the scale, it is equally gratifying to see beginners breaking Pbs and enjoying their running, and we have helped a large number of beginners of all ages right up into their 50s, 60s and in one case 70s.
Overall, the group is about enjoying our running, meeting new people and having athletes to train and compete with / against.
Coaching Team
Richard Holt
Is the lead coach at Kingston. He as been coaching for 15 years and was formally a 52.11 400m hurdler and National Finalist. He helps the more elite athletes in the group and currently boasts a number of the areas top performing athletes, including Tom Parry, Chris Hall and Humphrey Waddington. The majority of the group have achieved Pbs in 2009.
Vanessa Hammett
Was also a top level 400m hurdler when she was younger and now heads up the development group at Kingston. Again the group has had its best year this year and is primarily aimed at bringing talented youngsters on to the next level with their athletics.
Nicky Atkins
Is an established Masters distance runner who has been competing for about a decade and coaching more recently. She has achieved notable success on the track and now helps a number of our longer distance runners to get the most from their running as well.
All three of our coaches are UK:Athletics qualified at Level 2 or above and strive to achieve the most for all their athletes.
We believe we are good at what we do and do so as a career, so there is a small charge ** (£55/quarter or £150/year) to be in the group and receive coaching specifically aimed at meeting your goals.
Richard and Vanessa are a full-time coaches meaning we have a lot of time to research all the latest techniques and liase with you to hopefully ensure that your training is as good as it can be. All athletes training with us benefit from online training diaries, regular appraisals of how training is going and monthly technique sessions in addition to the 2-3 sessions a week at Kingsmeadow Athletics Track. (For youngsters a diary sometimes isn't necessary so the charge here is just £45/quarter or £125/year).
You are welcome to come along and train with us to try us out for a few sessions before committing.
So, why not come and try it out? Contact coaches@momentumsports.co.uk if this is something that you might be interested in.
** Elite Athletes (in the top 100 in their event in the UK) need not pay for coaching at all. You are welcome to join the group and also have the opportunity to join Project 2012. This is because we are always striving to improve the standard of athletics in the area.
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