Give the new shoes a test run
Two weeks ago I went out for a jog for a change of pace in my conditioning workouts. For the better part of a year I hadn't done any kind of cardiovascular exercise except for high repetition kettlebell lifting. The most I've ever run in the past was 3 miles and that was about 6 or 7 years ago. When I was jogging regularly (and by "regularly" I mean a couple times a month) I had a neighborhood route that was exactly 1.5 miles, I had never even attempted that route for more than one lap (the 3 miler I did before was a different route with less hills).Fast forward another week and I'm on vacation at Ocean City hitting long runs on the beach and throwing up personal record kettlebell workouts everyday. I was feeling really good about my conditioning at this point and was looking forward to seeing just how far I could run. After stopping off at the Nike outlet on the way home and picking up a pair of nike free 3.0 running shoes, I pretty much unloaded the car, told the wife I'd be back in a bit and with no warm up I went out on a 10 mile run.That was the single most amazing athletic achievement of my life! I was only planning to give the new nike free shoes a test run, 1 lap maybe 2. Instead I ran 6 laps and then around the block a few times for a total of 10 miles! So at 235lbs and with two weeks of specific run training under my belt, I was able to run non-stop for 2 hours and 4 minutes.The next day I was hurting. I couldn't stand, sit or walk without great pain, but it was all worth it! This run gave me a new perspective on what I am capable of. 2 hours is a long time to reflect on things and the thing I thought most about was running. I thought about how good it feels to be able to run. I thought about how running is like basic athleticism.
The biggest thing I have come to learn is the importance of proper breathing - diaphragmatic breathing. When you "belly breathe" the air that you take in acts as a cushion or a shock absorber for the rest of your body. This is HUGE for a 235lb man with broad shoulders and a large upper body. If you breathe shallow, like so many people do, if you only take that breath into your chest, you are putting unnecessary strain on your traps and many other smaller muscles in your neck and shoulder area that are now being assigned respiratory tasks, which is not their job. Once you learn to relax these muscles and take air deep into your nike free run 2, your entire upper body relaxes and you run smoother and more efficiently. The diaphragm is the muscle that is responsible for respiration - so use it! Another thing I have become acutely aware of is foot placement - heel to toe. The weight shifts from the heel along the outside of the foot and is then displaced through the toes. If you get this right there is virtually no pounding or jarring of the body; again, you run smoother and more efficiently. I've also found that it helps if you prolong your stride a bit. If you extend your hip fully and allow your foot to push a little bit further behind you, this also seems to help the smoothness in which you run. I wouldn't say that I can run like the wind, but I think this is what people mean when they say that.
One more thing about stride is you need to be aware of is how high you kick your feet up. I recall when my brother and I would go jogging back in the day; any time we would run past girls he would get this noticeable bounce in his step and kick his feet almost high enough to touch his nike free run. If you're running for distance, you need to conserve as much energy as possible and butt-kicking your way through the neighborhood or around the track is no way to conserve your energy! No wasted movement, no wasted energy! And perhaps the most obvious thing about nike free run 3, to me anyway, is head and body positioning. Don't look down and don't bend forward. Stay as upright as possible and keep the head centered and balanced with the neck relaxed. Even though this seems like common sense, I tend to forget it sometimes and it doesn't take long for undue fatigue to set in. Fatigue in the head and neck area literally translates to fatigue in the mind.
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Two weeks ago I went out for a jog for a change of pace in my conditioning workouts. For the better part of a year I hadn't done any kind of cardiovascular exercise except for high repetition kettlebell lifting. The most I've ever run in the past was 3 miles and that was about 6 or 7 years ago. When I was jogging regularly (and by "regularly" I mean a couple times a month) I had a neighborhood route that was exactly 1.5 miles, I had never even attempted that route for more than one lap (the 3 miler I did before was a different route with less hills).Fast forward another week and I'm on vacation at Ocean City hitting long runs on the beach and throwing up personal record kettlebell workouts everyday. I was feeling really good about my conditioning at this point and was looking forward to seeing just how far I could run. After stopping off at the Nike outlet on the way home and picking up a pair of nike free 3.0 running shoes, I pretty much unloaded the car, told the wife I'd be back in a bit and with no warm up I went out on a 10 mile run.That was the single most amazing athletic achievement of my life! I was only planning to give the new nike free shoes a test run, 1 lap maybe 2. Instead I ran 6 laps and then around the block a few times for a total of 10 miles! So at 235lbs and with two weeks of specific run training under my belt, I was able to run non-stop for 2 hours and 4 minutes.The next day I was hurting. I couldn't stand, sit or walk without great pain, but it was all worth it! This run gave me a new perspective on what I am capable of. 2 hours is a long time to reflect on things and the thing I thought most about was running. I thought about how good it feels to be able to run. I thought about how running is like basic athleticism.
The biggest thing I have come to learn is the importance of proper breathing - diaphragmatic breathing. When you "belly breathe" the air that you take in acts as a cushion or a shock absorber for the rest of your body. This is HUGE for a 235lb man with broad shoulders and a large upper body. If you breathe shallow, like so many people do, if you only take that breath into your chest, you are putting unnecessary strain on your traps and many other smaller muscles in your neck and shoulder area that are now being assigned respiratory tasks, which is not their job. Once you learn to relax these muscles and take air deep into your nike free run 2, your entire upper body relaxes and you run smoother and more efficiently. The diaphragm is the muscle that is responsible for respiration - so use it! Another thing I have become acutely aware of is foot placement - heel to toe. The weight shifts from the heel along the outside of the foot and is then displaced through the toes. If you get this right there is virtually no pounding or jarring of the body; again, you run smoother and more efficiently. I've also found that it helps if you prolong your stride a bit. If you extend your hip fully and allow your foot to push a little bit further behind you, this also seems to help the smoothness in which you run. I wouldn't say that I can run like the wind, but I think this is what people mean when they say that.
One more thing about stride is you need to be aware of is how high you kick your feet up. I recall when my brother and I would go jogging back in the day; any time we would run past girls he would get this noticeable bounce in his step and kick his feet almost high enough to touch his nike free run. If you're running for distance, you need to conserve as much energy as possible and butt-kicking your way through the neighborhood or around the track is no way to conserve your energy! No wasted movement, no wasted energy! And perhaps the most obvious thing about nike free run 3, to me anyway, is head and body positioning. Don't look down and don't bend forward. Stay as upright as possible and keep the head centered and balanced with the neck relaxed. Even though this seems like common sense, I tend to forget it sometimes and it doesn't take long for undue fatigue to set in. Fatigue in the head and neck area literally translates to fatigue in the mind.
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