Andi Drake
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Olympic Games athletics coach | PhD physiology & biomechanics | Manager @leedstalenthub
Headingley, Leeds
Joined November 2009
Athletes, don't miss your chance to be part of our Talent Pathway 🚨 Applications to the Talent Development and Performance Programmes close on 15 September! Make sure to submit your application before the deadline to be considered. Learn more and apply ➡️
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🚨 #WCHTokyo25 🗼🚨 Keely Laura Calli Jade Max Tiarnan Emile Cameron Scott
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🚨WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING TIME ALERT 🚨 Tiarnan Crorken with a PB in Pfungstadt 🇩🇪 🥈at Trials puts him on the ✈️ to Tokyo🗼
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Introducing the England Athletics Talent Pathway! Applications are currently open for all programmes. 💻 Want to learn more about the pathway? Come along to our webinar which will explain all on 13 August! Link to learn more and sign up ➡ https://t.co/bWFef9C5Rp
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🚨🥇🥇🚨 Congratulations Izzy Holt and Isla Paterson 🏴 🏴 U20 Cross Country Champions! @LBUAthletics @Beckettsport
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We are pleased to announce that we have successfully secured a further four-year investment from @Sport_England to support our Talent and Performance Programmes. Read more ⤵
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England Athletics is pleased to announce that we have successfully secured a further four-year investment from Sport England.
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Valuable resource for athletes and coaches⬇️
This is the piece of science writing I am most happy with in 2024. I am thankful the Editor decided to make it open access! It’s about the long game, not epic workouts: unpacking HIIT for endurance athletes
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Looking forward to this. My little idea of trying to get more women and girls into grounds is a go! Anyone who knows anyone who might be interested, please share! #WomenInCricket
Join us for an inspiring day at the iconic Headingley Stadium on Saturday, 22nd February 2025, 10 am - 2 pm! (9:45 arrival)🏏 Explore opportunities beyond the pitch! Whether you’ve retired, faced injuries, or simply prefer not to play, there’s a role for you in cricket. From
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Join us for an inspiring day at the iconic Headingley Stadium on Saturday, 22nd February 2025, 10 am - 2 pm! (9:45 arrival)🏏 Explore opportunities beyond the pitch! Whether you’ve retired, faced injuries, or simply prefer not to play, there’s a role for you in cricket. From
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🚨GB DEBUT ALERT🚨⬇️
“I came in confident whilst giving everyone respect around me and it’s going to be an incredible team at the Euro Cross.” Kate Axford on winning the senior women’s race at the Liverpool Cross Challenge 🇬🇧 The former hockey international will represent GB at the Euro Cross in
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Get in there @camcorbishley 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
A huge @BritAthletics Record for @camcorbishley in Zittau over 35km 2.31.34. Braking the previous record set by Chris Maddocks of 2.36.19 set 33 years ago @AthleticsWeekly @EnglandRunning @EnglandAthletic
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Survey time 📝⬇️
Are you a distance runner?🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃🏻Or a coach of distance running athletes?⏱️Or both? We’d love to hear from you🫵! How important is race strategy📈🧠to you? How do you plan and practice your race strategy? Anonymous 10 mins survey to tell us all about it! https://t.co/0fDNi2P5EK
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Calling all coaches and athletes interested in getting into or developing their skills in race walking. We are staging @EnglandAthletic Race Walking Development Day at Leeds Beckett University, Saturday 12th October 12.00-17.00 with @TomBosworth sign up
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. @roinkers sharing her PhD research and opportunities for female distance athletes to participate ⬇️
Day 2 at the European Endurance Conference @EuroAthletics @Carnegie_Sport Yann Kai, @andidrake @Henders78 Biomechanics of female distance runners - Working with technical feedback
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Really looking forward to welcoming speakers and delegates @Carnegie_Sport on Friday for the European Endurance Conference. The focus is on supporting female athletes and better understanding their needs to tailor programmes accordingly. 🙏🏻 to Brian Hanley for leading the event.
The Carnegie School of Sport is excited to invite you to the 9th European Endurance Conference from September 13-15, with a focus on high performance coaching for female athletes. Details of speakers, venue, local accommodation, travel are available here - https://t.co/BoQcRTckt9
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.@leedstalenthub has supported nine athletes in their journey to the 2024 Olympics, but also provides support to many future stars in the sport. We caught up with @andidrake, who oversees the Talent Hub, to find out more: https://t.co/XJK0Gaw45p
@LondonMarathon @TalentedAthlete
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We caught up with Andi Drake to learn about the support of partners, professionals and dedicated coaches at the Leeds Talent Hub.
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We are celebrating #LeedsBeckett's contribution to the country's Olympic success. https://t.co/lNy2KnlweK
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Susie’s ready for the Men’s 1500 m tonight 🇳🇴🇬🇧
I really like the Norwegian word ‘gruglede’. It means, essentially, to be excited about something whilst dreading it at the same time. https://t.co/LUn6KTjOHE
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John Anderson achieved fame on TV in the 1990s as the referee with the booming voice on Gladiators, but his biggest impact was as a track and field coach who had a knack of getting the most out of his athletes. 📸 @AthleticsImages
https://t.co/0bv6pGYtX1
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Anderson guided world 5000m record-breaker Dave Moorcroft plus Sheila Carey, Liz McColgan, John Graham, Judy Simpson and many more during a stellar career
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