Week 2 Down!

Another great week for all of you! I know you have been bombarded with new information and a whole new way to run; I commend you for taking this step (or stride!) to improving your running and your fitness. Here's a little review as we continue to move forward:

Here's a summary of Pose Running techniques. It's interesting to see how many of these techniques are echoed in top distance runners and by track and field athletes.

• Raise your ankle straight up under your hip, using the hamstrings
• Keep your support time - your foot on the ground time - short
• Support - ground contact - is on the balls of your feet
• The heels do not touch the ground
• Don't 'spring' off your toes: raise your foot from your ankle when your weight is on the ball of your foot
• Keep your ankle fixed at the same angle
• Knees bent at all times
• Keep your feet remain behind the vertical line going through your knees
• Keep your stride length short
• Keep knees and thighs down, close together, and relaxed
• Always focus on pulling the foot from the ground, not on the landing
• Do not point or land on the toes
• Gravity, not muscles, determine where your feet land
• Shoulders, hips and ankles are kept in vertical alignment

Pose running advocates suggest that once a runner has decided to learn the pose running technique they cannot go back to their old running form.

This will be your blog so please use it! Come here to find our WOD's, leave comments, ask questions, generate support and offer encouragement to our team.

This week!

Sun: 4-8 x 400 meter repeats with 2-3 min rest

Wed: 6-10x100meter repeats with 2-3 min rest

Fri: 2-3 x 1000m*

*Walking recovery: 4 min between intervals