Daylight Saving means no more dark runs at Parliament House, and we can return to the paths on the eastern or western side of the building for more varied training sessions. Or run down to the lake. (Or run up Red Hill or Mugga Way, which we won't do anyway because of the traffic).
I do like daylight. Bring it on.
Watch out for lawnmowers!
How to run faster over longer distances
I was reading up on some of the debate about the advantage of a high back-lift with the legs when you are running fast. This may be this season's theme; last season the theme was "180 steps per minute". So to get you into the swing of things, have a look at the cool-running thread at http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=20642. "The jury is still out", in fact I think the trial is still on, or possibly the jury hasn't even been selected yet. (Stupid metaphor! Get back to the point!) The suggestion is that a high back lift is an essential ingredient in running quickly and economically over a long distance. Without doing much research - yet! - my guess is that certain runners should really work on this - others may not need to - some may not be able to initially because of limits in their strength and flexibility, meaning they should work on that first - still others just won't be able to adapt because their running style is so ingrained. However - worth a look, and we will see how adaptable some of us are.
Running at 180bpm works. I think if we are to run fast at this tempo, we cannot let our legs drag behind us, nor can we stride out with good hip flexibility unless our legs have a very short and high back-lift. I have emphasised trying to skim over the ground so that the feet stay on for the minimum time. This new back-lift challenge looks like just another component of the same speedy style. The trick of course is to integrate all these style components into one fluent whole.
Any thoughts?
Cats rarely exert themselves, until set a challenge ...
Cats however never use a high back-lift, except when expelling dogs.
"The swing of things" - ha ha, that was an attempt at humour.
I do like daylight. Bring it on.
Watch out for lawnmowers!
How to run faster over longer distances
I was reading up on some of the debate about the advantage of a high back-lift with the legs when you are running fast. This may be this season's theme; last season the theme was "180 steps per minute". So to get you into the swing of things, have a look at the cool-running thread at http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=20642. "The jury is still out", in fact I think the trial is still on, or possibly the jury hasn't even been selected yet. (Stupid metaphor! Get back to the point!) The suggestion is that a high back lift is an essential ingredient in running quickly and economically over a long distance. Without doing much research - yet! - my guess is that certain runners should really work on this - others may not need to - some may not be able to initially because of limits in their strength and flexibility, meaning they should work on that first - still others just won't be able to adapt because their running style is so ingrained. However - worth a look, and we will see how adaptable some of us are.
Running at 180bpm works. I think if we are to run fast at this tempo, we cannot let our legs drag behind us, nor can we stride out with good hip flexibility unless our legs have a very short and high back-lift. I have emphasised trying to skim over the ground so that the feet stay on for the minimum time. This new back-lift challenge looks like just another component of the same speedy style. The trick of course is to integrate all these style components into one fluent whole.
Any thoughts?
Cats rarely exert themselves, until set a challenge ...
Cats however never use a high back-lift, except when expelling dogs.
"The swing of things" - ha ha, that was an attempt at humour.
