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Robert Grumbine
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In article <[email protected]>, Scott Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote:
[snippage]
>The second thing I noticed was that it felt like my legs were working a lot harder to maintain an
>even mile pace. I could also tell that the workload was being distributed a little differently
>among the leg muscles. My shins and inside portion of the quads felt like they got a good workout.
>For others who have made the switch, how long should I expect it to take before I adapt to the
>quicker stride rate and it feels good and natural?
Depends. I was a slow and sporadic adaptor, so it was a couple of years to go from 145 to 175. If
I remember Denny's experiences in working with people, a few weeks can be sufficient.
>Third, it was tough to resist the urge to naturally go faster. With a quicker rate, it was tough to
>hold back. I naturally felt like picking up the speed.
Some brain retraining was part of it. You ordinarily only hit this cadence at race pace, so your
brain thinks you must be racing if you're going this stride rate. This is faster to retrain, a few
runs in my case.
>Fourth, it felt like my stride length decreased to compensate for the increase in turnover.
Yep. Has to. Higher cadence and unchanged stride length means faster running.
>Finally, the other thing that I noticed was that when I went back to my usual slower cadence, the
>biggest sensation was one of trying to slam my heel into the ground. I could also feel the braking
>sensation that a slower cadence gives you.
>
>Any other tips on changing stride rate?
My vote would be continue as you are for a bit. A number of muscles are getting used both more,
and in new ways. It does take time to develop the ones you're using more and also some time to
retrain your reflexes (on what constitutes proper stride). Few weeks time range for both.
That braking feeling you were noticing on going back to lower cadence was also one of my signs
that the higher cadence really was a good thing even for us non-elites. Irrespective of stride
rate, it's a good thing to avoid slamming your heel into the ground. I made some of my progress on
stride rate at times when I was actually trying to focus on running smoothly over the ground.
--
Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links.
Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this
great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more
abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
[snippage]
>The second thing I noticed was that it felt like my legs were working a lot harder to maintain an
>even mile pace. I could also tell that the workload was being distributed a little differently
>among the leg muscles. My shins and inside portion of the quads felt like they got a good workout.
>For others who have made the switch, how long should I expect it to take before I adapt to the
>quicker stride rate and it feels good and natural?
Depends. I was a slow and sporadic adaptor, so it was a couple of years to go from 145 to 175. If
I remember Denny's experiences in working with people, a few weeks can be sufficient.
>Third, it was tough to resist the urge to naturally go faster. With a quicker rate, it was tough to
>hold back. I naturally felt like picking up the speed.
Some brain retraining was part of it. You ordinarily only hit this cadence at race pace, so your
brain thinks you must be racing if you're going this stride rate. This is faster to retrain, a few
runs in my case.
>Fourth, it felt like my stride length decreased to compensate for the increase in turnover.
Yep. Has to. Higher cadence and unchanged stride length means faster running.
>Finally, the other thing that I noticed was that when I went back to my usual slower cadence, the
>biggest sensation was one of trying to slam my heel into the ground. I could also feel the braking
>sensation that a slower cadence gives you.
>
>Any other tips on changing stride rate?
My vote would be continue as you are for a bit. A number of muscles are getting used both more,
and in new ways. It does take time to develop the ones you're using more and also some time to
retrain your reflexes (on what constitutes proper stride). Few weeks time range for both.
That braking feeling you were noticing on going back to lower cadence was also one of my signs
that the higher cadence really was a good thing even for us non-elites. Irrespective of stride
rate, it's a good thing to avoid slamming your heel into the ground. I made some of my progress on
stride rate at times when I was actually trying to focus on running smoothly over the ground.
--
Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links.
Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this
great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more
abstruse manner." Two New Sciences