Hi,
Since starting on this BF/MF beginning of April (has it really only been two months?), the one area that has kept me troubled is running downhill. That's where I experienced tofp in the beginning and I've shied away from actually running descents since then. But I read Ken Bob's blog entry on downhilling and on Teusday, I tried out his suggestions.
Whoooopppppeeeeeeee! arty: arty: arty: arty:
It worked. I don't have the link handy but all I did was bend a little more at the knees, sort of like a light squat from the feel of it, move my legs even faster and shorter than normal, relaxed my feet/ankles, and just let 'er rip. It felt amazing. I was bookin' pretty good and got zero negative feedback from my feet, or anything else. I'd post the elevation graph from the run but can't get the image thing working yet. They weren't monster hills, but long and steep enough to really make a conclusion that the method worked for me.
And that's a good thing.
I wanted to share because I know that downhilling is an issue for a lot of runners in the transition phases.
Heading out for my morning run now :bigsmile:
Since starting on this BF/MF beginning of April (has it really only been two months?), the one area that has kept me troubled is running downhill. That's where I experienced tofp in the beginning and I've shied away from actually running descents since then. But I read Ken Bob's blog entry on downhilling and on Teusday, I tried out his suggestions.
Whoooopppppeeeeeeee! arty: arty: arty: arty:
It worked. I don't have the link handy but all I did was bend a little more at the knees, sort of like a light squat from the feel of it, move my legs even faster and shorter than normal, relaxed my feet/ankles, and just let 'er rip. It felt amazing. I was bookin' pretty good and got zero negative feedback from my feet, or anything else. I'd post the elevation graph from the run but can't get the image thing working yet. They weren't monster hills, but long and steep enough to really make a conclusion that the method worked for me.
And that's a good thing.
I wanted to share because I know that downhilling is an issue for a lot of runners in the transition phases.
Heading out for my morning run now :bigsmile: