by Webmaster | Apr 29, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Running methodology consists of power, form, and balance. These ideas overlap with the elements of style described in previous articles. But methodology is not the same as style. Style pertains to the way you control your body to develop a powerful and efficient...
by Webmaster | Apr 28, 2025 | Miscellaneous
In this article, I’m going to explain how to play with the motion of your body to create an efficient and powerful stride. Efficiency will enable you to sustain a racing cadence (steps per minute); power will enable you to run relaxed at race pace. Power and...
by Webmaster | Apr 28, 2025 | Miscellaneous
A few years ago, I studied how many steps my marathoners took per minute when running at marathon pace. The answer was 170 steps per minute, which translates to 10,000 steps per hour or forty thousand steps for a four-hour marathon. In the short term of a single...
by Webmaster | Apr 13, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Here are my written responses to the questions Connie Comiso put to a panel of coaches at the Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club annual membership dinner on April 11, 2025. I viewed the panel discussion partly as an exercise in listening to Connie, the other coaches, and...
by Webmaster | Apr 8, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Most of these stretches employ gentle movement stretching, which extends limbs gently towards their full range of motion, without discomfort. The cues are bold (below); details (in regular font) can be verbalized if needed for clarification; the number of repetitions...
by Webmaster | Mar 14, 2025 | Miscellaneous
The fundamental mistake in stretching is thinking you will gain something from it. You might in fact have something to gain from stretching, but your thinking obscures the actual stretching experience, the clarity of which is essential to proper practice. A gaining...
