We (speaking of me, Debbie, Cheris, and Michelle) met with Steve today at the Jr. Parkway Trail at 126th So. The idea was to run a recovery run after yesterday's race. Right when we started running I felt like the pace was too fast and it wasn't true recovery, but hey, we were in a group and I wasn't going to be the one to tell them to slow down, so I just plugged away, trying to keep up. Eventually things got easier as I warmed up into the run. Steve talked to me about why I'm struggling with running right now, he thinks my hips are weak and I spend too much contact time on the ground, my cadence isn't fast enough, I don't pick up my knees enough, I shuffle too much, I look tight, I look weak, I slouch too much... but besides that my form is ok. So I guess I have a lot to work on. He suggested doing fast uphill sprints to help with strength and knee lift. He also suggested doing squats and other strengthening exercises. So all that was very informative. Right when we had about done 10 miles, we passed Julie and a different Michelle and they said they were going 13 miles, so I was afraid everyone would want to go 13 also, but we stopped at 10. That was just enough for me. We talked for a while as we stretched, and of course the conversation was interesting as always. |