I’m now offering personalised movement assessments and sessions using video chat.
Click to find out more and take advantage of the lockdown to up-skill your running.
I Want To
Latest Articles
Injury Prevention – Simplified
Getting confused? With up to 80% of runners being struck down by a running related injury in every 12 month period, it’s about time you took action to reduce your own injury risk. All over the Internet you can find many ways to do this from Yoga for runners, a million...
Should You Stretch?
Stiff, Achy Muscles - Should You Stretch? Stiff, achy muscles is a common complaint among runners. Whether it’s your hamstrings, calves, shoulders, hips, thighs or back, I’m sure you know exactly what I’m talking about. So you do what we all do these days: you do an...
Why Warm Up?
Do You Warm Up? “Of course I do”, “No, but I know I should”, “I do some stretches”, “I don’t really know what I’m doing”, “I’ve never done one and I’ve always been fine”. A selection of answers from runners when I ask them if they do a warm up. How about you, do you...
I Hate Running!
“It’s just such hard work, I hate it!” “I really don’t enjoy running but I force myself to get out the door” “I don’t how you can possibly enjoy mile after mile of running - it’s so boring!”Some of us absolutely love running, and some of us absolutely hate it. Now for...
Lessons from the Blueprint – Legs and Heels
Legs and Heels This post relates to my Blueprint for running, which is free to download here - from my other site, The Confident Runner.After last week’s email you may think there’s not much point in continuing with the self-assessment until you’ve got your hips...
Lessons from the Blueprint – Hips. Important!
Hips, Hips Hips! This post relates to my Blueprint for running, which is free to download here - from my other site, The Confident Runner.Right then. You’ve had kind of a deeper dive into the self-assessment side of things than I had originally intended. It’s where I...
The Man Behind RunTeach
Chris O'Brien
Founder, Coach and detail-aholic
Overweight and constantly out of puff, Chris started running at the age of 38 to get fit enough to spend quality active time with his soon-to-be-born twin daughters. It was a journey that would take him from a 60 minute 10k in 2009 to a 38 minute 10k in 2015, and a 02:59:04 marathon in 2017. Along the way, Chris has placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in 10ks, 5ks and pairs 24-hour endurance races.
While Chris is no elite runner, he is living proof that attention to running technique, correct movement patterns and mindful practice can rocket you from an everyday recreational runner to the top few percent in both local and national running events.
Chris’ motivation to set up RunTeach came from his desire to share what he has learned and to help other runners achieve their running goals, no matter what level they are currently at. Chris’ passion is to provide the tools and understanding so that runners can learn to move properly and therefore reduce their injury risk and increase performance.
With training in biomechanics, dynamic movement skills and sports nutrition, Chris is a qualified UKA Level 2 coach in Endurance Running. He shares his knowledge and understanding through fully comprehensive gait analysis, rehab and prehab, coaching and live workshops. Chris works with athletes at all levels from the couch to 5k graduates to competitive club runners.
Chris is lucky enough to be one of the few gait analysis and coaching companies in the UK to use the cutting edge technology from dorsaVi that measures key aspects of your running gait to produce detailed reports that highlight areas of concern and potential risk.
Chris is an ambassador for both:
- SOS Hydration, an organic electrolyte product that mixes in seconds and is gentle on your stomach and highly effective at hydration, even in the toughest environments. Use discount code CHRIS20 for a 20% saving!
- Generation UCAN, a one-of-a-kind race fuel that utilises ultra-slow release carbohydrate that doesn’t raise your blood glucose. It still allows your body to burn fat as a fuel source rather than relying on sugar with the inevitable crash. Ideal for high intensity sessions/races and long distance running. Use code RunTeach to save 10%!
My Mission
My misson is to help runners of all abilities by providing the most comprehensive and accessible information possible.
I do this through gait analysis services covering many towns and villages in Dorset and Hampshire including Bournemouth, Ferndown, Poole, Verwood, Alderholt, Wimborne, Bransgore, Ringwood, Dorchester and a whole lot more.
I also run workshops and am always delighted when a running club or group asks me to create and deliver a workshop especially for them. Presenting is very high up there on my list of things I’m passionate about!
Through this website I bring together not only the best of my advice and experience, but also that of other runners, coaches and suppliers from around the globe.
I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help runners keep on improving, so if you have any ideas, please get in touch here.
