The numbers don’t tell the whole story
Two weeks ago, I ran 65 miles. Last week, I ran 50 miles. Which week was better?
Trick question. I didn’t give you enough information.
Now, which week was better?
…Don’t stress about conditions – just race
I recently saw an article on how weather conditions affect your racing and what conditions are generally ideal for different distance races. Interesting but how does this help you?
I also was talking with my daughter about the course for an upcoming cross country race she’s running. It starts with a quite challenging hill. She was concerned about this but I reminded her that everyone in the race has to go up the same hill.
…More evidence: running is good for your joints
I know, I’m preaching to the choir. It’s also something I might have blogged about a few times before and I’m sure I will a few times again.
That said, we have yet more evidence that running is good for your knees. Also, a little on why running might be good for your cartilage.
…Downhill running
This past weekend, I was at a high school cross country meet. I spent a good amount of time watching the runners go both down a good hill and then back up it after looping around a bit.
It’s amazing to see the various teams go down the hill. You can really see which teams give downhill running a good focus and which ones don’t really worry about it.
So, if you’re going to give some focus to downhill running, what should you work on?
…Uphill running
After last week’s post about racing on hills, I realized I should share some thoughts on running hills in general. So let’s go over good form for running hills, whether training or racing. I’ll start this week with running uphill, then cover running downhill next week.
So, what do you need to know about running uphill? Primarily, just two things: keep your stride rate up and your hips forward.
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