Comments on: A Hot 14 http://www.girlinmotion.com/a-hot-14 A Running Odyssey Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/a-hot-14#comment-604 Flo Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:16:10 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=116#comment-604 <strong>Jim</strong>, I feel better already, lol. Shows how much I know about SF, I guess it's just the hills that'll kill ya. <strong>Pokey</strong>, oh pshaw, aren't you a sweetie? Thanks, girl! Jim, I feel better already, lol. Shows how much I know about SF, I guess it’s just the hills that’ll kill ya.

Pokey, oh pshaw, aren’t you a sweetie? Thanks, girl!

]]> By: Pokey http://www.girlinmotion.com/a-hot-14#comment-603 Pokey Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:55:18 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=116#comment-603 Love the new pic! You are such a cutie! :D Love the new pic! You are such a cutie! :D

]]> By: Jim E http://www.girlinmotion.com/a-hot-14#comment-602 Jim E Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:42:39 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=116#comment-602 Oh, don't worry about me melting - the climate here is somewhat odd - lots of cold fog in August, particularly on the waterfront and Golden Gate Bridge, Many runners wear an extra layer because of the cold! Old S.F. joke: You can easily tell who the tourists are - They're the ones wearing shorts.... Jim E Oh, don’t worry about me melting – the climate here is somewhat odd – lots of cold fog in August, particularly on the waterfront and Golden Gate Bridge, Many runners wear an extra layer because of the cold!

Old S.F. joke: You can easily tell who the tourists are – They’re the ones wearing shorts….

Jim E

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/a-hot-14#comment-601 Flo Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:58:12 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=116#comment-601 Hey Jim, thanks for making yourself known! I worked on cadence many moons ago, remixing a bunch of songs to 90bpm so I could run on the beat, and I agree, it instantly subtracted a chunk of seconds to my running. I typically keep a turnover of 180 still, so not a lot of wiggle room there. I think I'm getting better at keeping my feet beneath me - I sure think about it often enough while running, lol. It'd be nice to get back to the form drills I started donig a couple months ago, but they're hard on my ankles and I don't want to anger the bursitis monster, so for now, I'm laying bets on core work as my main "helper". Looks like a fun running crew ya got there. Good luck on your marathon, too. So brave of you to do one on August 3...you are a hardy soul. I'm melting just thinking about it. :D Hey Jim, thanks for making yourself known!

I worked on cadence many moons ago, remixing a bunch of songs to 90bpm so I could run on the beat, and I agree, it instantly subtracted a chunk of seconds to my running. I typically keep a turnover of 180 still, so not a lot of wiggle room there.

I think I’m getting better at keeping my feet beneath me – I sure think about it often enough while running, lol. It’d be nice to get back to the form drills I started donig a couple months ago, but they’re hard on my ankles and I don’t want to anger the bursitis monster, so for now, I’m laying bets on core work as my main “helper”.

Looks like a fun running crew ya got there. Good luck on your marathon, too. So brave of you to do one on August 3…you are a hardy soul. I’m melting just thinking about it. :D

]]> By: Jim E http://www.girlinmotion.com/a-hot-14#comment-600 Jim E Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:41:25 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=116#comment-600 Hi Flo, Greetings from the other coast. I've been reading you with interest, and empathizing, since I am also a late starter, training for my first marathon - San Francisco, Aug 3rd. My speed is similar to yours. I too have been dealing with overstride and waist bend problems. YMMV and all that, but I have been dealing with them separately. The overstride bit the dust when I increased cadence and concentrated on bringing the strike right underneath me. It felt weird for the first few days, but yielded an instant 15 seconds per mile improvement. It's also a much gentler ride, with fewer aches and pains resulting. I am now having to relearn how to extend at interval speeds, to prevent the cadence getting to ridiculous rates - above 200 steps per minute. The waist bend is a longer term project. It tends to happen late in a race when fatigue sets in. My club training leader, Karen, has me doing 'core work' - situps, pushups, front and side planks, ugh. It seems to be working, though, and I'm pleased with my newly muscled midsection! Good luck with Steamtown, that sounds like a fun race! Jim E. Here are my running buddies: http://www.lmjs.org Hi Flo,
Greetings from the other coast. I’ve been reading you with interest, and empathizing, since I am also a late starter, training for my first marathon – San Francisco, Aug 3rd. My speed is similar to yours.

I too have been dealing with overstride and waist bend problems.
YMMV and all that, but I have been dealing with them separately. The overstride bit the dust when I increased cadence and concentrated on bringing the strike right underneath me. It felt weird for the first few days, but yielded an instant 15 seconds per mile improvement. It’s also a much gentler ride, with fewer aches and pains resulting. I am now having to relearn how to extend at interval speeds, to prevent the cadence getting to ridiculous rates – above 200 steps per minute.

The waist bend is a longer term project. It tends to happen late in a race when fatigue sets in. My club training leader, Karen, has me doing ‘core work’ – situps, pushups, front and side planks, ugh. It seems to be working, though, and I’m pleased with my newly muscled midsection!

Good luck with Steamtown, that sounds like a fun race!

Jim E.
Here are my running buddies: http://www.lmjs.org

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