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Trail Running and Yoga Workshop with GB ultra-trail runner Meryl Cooper & Laura Ross of Banchory Yoga Do you love trail running but feel you lack confidence on the trails? Do you want to improve your uphill and downhill running skills? Do you want to learn from an expert in the field about how to run more efficiently over trail terrain? Do you want to recover well and learn a simple yoga routine specifically for runners? Meryl is a GB ultra-trail runner, certified Health Coach and Running Coach and will help you to develop confidence running on the trails. If you can run 5K (minimum level of experience required) and want to improve your trail running skills then this workshop is for you! We will head outdoors on the trails together for a 1 hour trail running session where lots of tips and tricks to improve your trail running will be shared. The outdoor run session will be followed by a 1 hour yoga session for trail runners led by Laura Ross of Banchory Yoga. There will be time for a cuppa, sweet treats and a Q&A session with Meryl and Laura at the end of the morning. WHEN: Sunday 6th April START TIME: 9.30am END TIME: 12.30pm MEET POINT: Deeside Wellbeing Collective Studio, 11 Scott Skinner Square, Banchory AB31 5SE COST: £30 WHAT YOU WILL NEED: a snack and some water for after the run, trail running shoes (preferable but not essential), suitable clothing for a run outdoors in Scotland! Comfortable clothing for the yoga session after the outdoor run. All yoga mats and props provided in the studio. All participants acknowledge that a training session is physically strenuous. As such they must be medically fit to participate and take full responsibility for their own personal health and fitness. By signing up to this workshop, you accept the following declaration: I declare that as a condition of entry I accept that the organisers and their agents cannot be held responsible for any injury or loss, however caused. I am fully aware of the risks involved and the degree of fitness required to take part.