Cool; likewise.I think so, but no worries either way. I appreciate the dialogue.
Cool; likewise.I think so, but no worries either way. I appreciate the dialogue.
Cool, I'll probably spend at least another few months mindlessly running while I build up conditioning, and then when I feel like I have a reasonable base of, say, seven miles in an hour, I'll start exploring technique.Lee (and company):
Fast cadence and shorter stride, especially initially, worked for me. Whatever works for you is good. I'd just hate to see you miss a good thing by not giving it enough time to know if it would help you or not. Enjoy!
Not sure what your saying exactly Mike. Maybe we will have to go running sometime and you can show me. That is if you don't mind a short run with a mile walk at the end of it.with playing and time i figured it out and when i was good and warmed up today, and not running uphill, i remembered to let my hips do the work. activate your glutes and allow them to pull your foot of the ground. i don't know my cadence or anything but i can tell you it sure was easier running like this. i've been using such short strides and such a low cadence to keep in my maf zone.
Does anyone actually count their cadence????
If I try to focus on minute details like this I have a hard time running relaxed. My basic strategy is this
1) Run relaxed (don't fight your body)
2) Bend the Knees - this should lead to lifting the foot (instead of pushing off)
At most I will pick one more aspect of form to think about while I run. Anyway, back to stride length - its not like you have to try and shorten it. It is a natural consequence of bending your knee so your foot lands under your body. Heel striking leads to long strides where your foot lands well in front of your center of mass (which acts like a brake which opposes forward motion and transmits force up your rigid leg).
Maybe you can take a look at my form in a few weeks when we go running . . .I've read a bunch of books on form and have tried many of them and found ways that worked for me.
Maybe you can take a look at my form in a few weeks when we go running . . .
Only if I get to wear a disguise.
Thanks, and I do appreciate the camaraderie of this forum, the only one I participate in (although I also like to post comments on Jason's blog). But I think I'd like to work on things a bit more before opening myself up to public scrutiny. If I continue to make progress, I should be in decent shape by the end of the summer. I started getting back into shape in 2010 when I returned from six and a half years doing fieldwork in Mozambique, where I got pretty out of shape for the first time in my life. (The last two years were spent mostly driving around to villages and sitting for interviews while eating fried starch and drinking sickly sweet tea.) I've only been exercising consistently since last fall, and have only begun to be able to push it a bit since March. Right now I'm running 10-minute miles, up to 5-6 miles. At that pace, my legs barely kick up. But when I try the knee drive, I get going too fast and get winded, even though it feels like better form. So I don't think I've yet achieved a good, fundamental base from which to improve. I'm still working to establish a decent base. Once I have that, I'm going to work on running form, for the first time in my life. If you think it's a mistake to hold off though, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts.Don't be shy we are all friends here ;-)
I'd love to Erik. I was a Personal Trainer for many years and gait assessment was a big part of what I did.Maybe you can take a look at my form in a few weeks when we go running . . .
Does anyone actually count their cadence????