“I am a club runner with Dundrum South Dublin. I commenced training with slow easy miles and eventually worked my way into doing sessions twice a week. After 5 months I ran my first cross country race and encountered the pain and exhilaration of competitive running. While my running style was not the worst ever seen my efficiency was poor and so I decided to start core exercises. I read an article by Sean Singleton in the Irish runner and decided to contact him to start my core work. The core exercises for the first 6-8 weeks focused on building core stability before moving on to tougher more advanced exercises. The planned and controlled approach to each weeks training as well as excellent instruction is key to my core strength and development over the last 6 months. I have noticed a marked improvement in my running style. Furthermore core training has helped me to understand the muscle groups that are required for efficient running. This has allowed me to engage these muscles more readily and has seen an improvement in my racing times.”