BBC programme looks at barefoot running...

In a recent programme on the BBC World Service programme Health Check, presenter Claudia Hammond looked at the basics behind barefoot running.

A short video clip can be seen on the BBC website HERE

BBC Podcast...The lifecycle of an athlete...Kenya

As part of the Human Race Series, Claudia Hammond of the BBC World Service travels to Kenya to look at the education system and culture behind some of the most successful athletes in the world. She interviews Olympic legend Kip Keino, Br. Colm O'Connell in Iten as well as a Danish researcher who believes that a 1:55 Marathon is possible!

The link to the 34 minute podcast is HERE. (There is a 5 minute segment on swimming from 17:15 to 22:30 if you want to avoid it)