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Technique

Run with Your Arms

April 27, 2008

While it’s true that the lower half of our bodies do the bulk of the work when we’re running, it’s good to keep in mind that running really is a whole body activity. If you don’t believe me, try a quick experiment: run for about 100 yards with your arms folded across your chest or [...]

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Increase Your Stride Rate

October 29, 2007

Physics dictates that there are only two ways (or 3 ways, if you combine the two) to run faster:

Increasing your stride rate (also known as leg turnover)
Increasing your stride length

According to this article in Running Times, elite runners have a stride rate of about 180 steps per minute, while recreational runners take about 165-175 [...]

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Run-Walk-Run Revisited

September 12, 2007

Another well-respected runner has come out as a defender of Galloway’s run-walk-run method – 1957 Boston Marathon Winner and current Executive Editor of Runner’s World, Amby Burfoot (source: Wikipedia).
In a recent article in Runner’s World, Amby Burfoot talks about how he has successfully used the run-walk-run method to run four marathons, with times from [...]

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