Comments on: Boys And Arms

By: runforlife20

runforlife20 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:53:21 +0000

Lol no that’s just my sisters account but basically she speaks for both of us because I don’t have one

By: Ewen

Ewen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:31:36 +0000

That makes sense. Having a relaxed/lower arm carriage is fine. That Chinese Olympian Sun Yingjie ran with arms virtually straight down (not good form). I just meant it’s easier to move the arms quickly if the ‘levers’ are short… like the ‘recovery’ leg of middle distance runners being bent tightly (close to the butt) lets it swing through fast. It’s hard to swing a straight leg through fast and have a long stride.

By: Flo

Flo — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:43:57 +0000

It was very cool!! Of course, now I have no idea on whether I’m looking at Steph or Linds. And do you both share the one facebook account or what? This twins thing has me seeing double. :-)

By: RJR

RJR — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:21:20 +0000

The arms thing is so true. I’ve been focussing on that a lot lately.

Good news on the voiceovers. Sounds like you’re doing a good job of keeping up with the new financial plan.

By: runforlife20

runforlife20 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:12:39 +0000

Nice seeing you on the west river today

By: Joe Garland

Joe Garland — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:46:32 +0000

I don’t give a lot of thought to my arms. Now and then I’ll remind myself to keep them relaxed and I may concentrate on pumping them a bit to get me up a hill. My coach said the think of them like a pendulum attached with a nail to the collarbone. Relaxed and easy.

What you want to do is make sure they stay relaxed even when you get tired. Hence the usefulness of fast repeats and hill reps. If you concentrate on your overall form while running fast, that will help you maintain your form when fatigue starts to set in. You can then go the arms more as you kick, the way a sprinter does.

By: Flo

Flo — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:47:02 +0000

You guys are all very clear and there’s no confusion, so don’t worry about that. Main point is that best natural running form is arms lower (brushing waistband is yet another visual…I think Jack Daniels’) but when you speed up, they naturally will shift higher making a tighter lever.

It’s great to talk about arm action, I think it gets short shrift in discussing form but is an important part of the whole machine.