Friday, August 28, 2009

Refine your running with Snow Leopard


Now that we Mac addicts have Snow Leopard, a leaner and faster version of the OS X, it could be used as an excuse to refine our running as well.



To achieve a new PR it may not be necessary to reinvent anything, if we make a few key refinements:
  • get a bit leaner by losing fat - aim for a BMI around 21 (done!)
  • get a bit faster by improving leg turnover - aim for about 95 steps/min/leg (almost there, but it's not yet happening when I'm tired...)
  • get a bit stronger by using your core muscles more efficiently - aim for daily strength workouts (no time to visit a gym every day, but situps/pushups etc at home will do)
  • make it a bit easier by getting racing flats (just got the new black Adidas Adizero Adios, they are light and make me run faster)
  • improve parallel processing - for example think about your running technique and leg turnover while doing track or hill repeats, and so on to get more results in less time
  • streamline your training efforts - focus on results and stop wasting your time.
Restarting in 10 seconds!

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