Connor produces marathon effort to conquer Mont Blanc

Connor a relative newcomer to the sport has been a member of Ballymena’s Fit N Running training group for just over a year.

During that period he raced sparingly and trained maturely opting to dedicate his sessions to developing his running technique using a wide range of strength conditioning programmes.

His progress to date has seen him develop an efficent stride pattern through all the gears and a finishing kick akin to that of a track runner.

He travelled to the South of France well prepared for the arduous challenge which included over 2000 metres of Climbing. He maintained a steady pace throughout and moved through the field after the first hour in an effort which saw him gain over 400 places.

From an overall entry of over 2000 runners Connor finished in a creditable 448th position in 5hours 21mins 19secs. Connor is now taking a well earned break before embarking on his next challenge.

BEGINNERS’ CLASS

If you feel inspired to take up running and would like to learn how to do it properly, Ballymena,s Fit N Running are planning an 8 week beginners class starting on Monday 21st July at 615pm from the Michelin Athletic Club in Ballymena.

The course will teach proper running technique, warm up and cool down routines using a range of modern training and strength/conditioning methods. This will help to to minimise injury and maximise performance enjoyment and progression.

The course will be taken by Personal Trainer and Athletic Coach Gregory Walsh who has 20 years experience as an athlete and coach. It is suitable for all ages and designed to take take participants from scratch to 30 mins running over the 8 weeks (cost £20).

Fit N Running also have an advanced runners class on Tuesday evenings at 615pm and a strength conditioning circuit class on Wednesday evenings at 6pm.

For further information or to enrol contact Gregory on 07952168016 or email [email protected]. facebook.com/fitnrunning