UncleWede wroteThis is intriguing and I think this makes sense, I actually got a lot of hamstring tightness as I made the adjustment to shorter striding. I figured it was to do with the hamstrings on a different stride timing, trigger and adapting to the pull phase. It definitely cleared up for me.
The other difference is that my hammies are taking a different pounding, and complaining about it. After finishing the 5K distance, I ran the extra 1/2 mile at my more accustomed stride, and the tightness almost immediately released.
dc503 wroteHope springs eternal! And maybe an old (fart) dog can learn new tricksThis is intriguing and I think this makes sense, I actually got a lot of hamstring tightness as I made the adjustment to shorter striding. I figured it was to do with the hamstrings on a different stride timing, trigger and adapting to the pull phase. It definitely cleared up for me.
UncleWede wroteGood job, dude! Working on form is mundane and tiresome, but should pay big dividends! 👍dc503 wroteHope springs eternal! And maybe an old (fart) dog can learn new tricksThis is intriguing and I think this makes sense, I actually got a lot of hamstring tightness as I made the adjustment to shorter striding. I figured it was to do with the hamstrings on a different stride timing, trigger and adapting to the pull phase. It definitely cleared up for me.
UncleWede wroteHope springs eternal! And maybe an old (fart) dog can learn new tricks
cotmfk wroteWe're not too old for this shh...haha.Good job, dude! Working on form is mundane and tiresome, but should pay big dividends! 👍
UncleWede wroteSMASHED it tonight. Usual pace of 9:30-9:50/ was dropped to 5:20-5:50/ and total distance went from 3.6 to 5.7
All I had to do was push a button in RunKeeper
Measure distance in km. Damned if those Europeans didn't know something!
ScottSinger wroteI am not - yet at least.is anyone suing a recent iWatch and data from the watches heart monitor ?
cotmfk wroteI run through Baltimore City, love it. My pace is definitely faster in the city. In what is supposedly one of the most dangerous urban areas in the country... the people are way cool...always make room on the sidewalk and always give me the right of way in the roadway. In the summer always willing to toss a free fresh bottle of water or make an encouraging comment.Always so tough to run through the city - you're right, the lights never seem to be synchronized with running pace. Have to be a bit more flexible on the route and be willing to make random turns right or left to make up for it. Still annoying though!
ScottSinger wroteI was on a high school track. The elevation thing is weird to me... I think that must have been a glitch?^^^^
where was the above run done ? I ask because of the repetitiveness of the elevation
There is a slight bank to the track, but I didn't think it was 8 feet!
cotmfk wroteThat almost looks like what would have happened if I had a fitness trainer running back in my college days at UC Santa Barbara. There was a hill about a mile from my dorm, the main entrance to the school. I'd run down that direction, down the beach a ways, then back and do 5-10 sprints up/down that hill. Probably 200 yards.I was on a high school track. The elevation thing is weird to me... I think that must have been a glitch?
UncleWede wroteThat almost looks like what would have happened if I had a fitness trainer running back in my college days at UC Santa Barbara. There was a hill about a mile from my dorm, the main entrance to the school. I'd run down that direction, down the beach a ways, then back and do 5-10 sprints up/down that hill. Probably 200 yards.
Ahhh, to be young and fit and carefree. . .
Wait, this isn't the Old Farts thread, is it? And where are my pants????
(old farts thread...)
