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A Beginner’s Guide to Freerunning

In the interest of practising what we preach, we sent Cooler intern Elisa Routa off for a freerunning lesson…

Early on a Tuesday morning, I could be snug in bed, or beavering away in the office, but instead I’ve decided to start the day the Relentless way, with two hours of freerunning training with a professional. While I’m excited at what’s in store, having not exercised in almost three months, I’m hoping I’ll survive being put through my paces…

It’s 8.30am and I’m outside the iMax Cinema in Waterloo, waiting to meet Blue, one of the world’s best freerunners. By 9am we’re kicking off with an energetic warm-up. After plenty of stretching and a two-lap run, I’m starting to think this freerunning lark isn’t too difficult after all… That was just before Blue asked me to jump onto a 1-metre wall. After rather ungracefully trying to scramble up the solid wall, that frankly may as well be the Great Wall of China, I admit defeat and Blue shows me how it’s done. He leaps up so fluidly, simply by pushing his foot on the wall and hauling himself up with his arms. He is just amazing.

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