To run faster and longer, you need to control his breathing and not let the the breathing control you. Take long breaths and release slowly. Sachin taught me this weekend on how to breathe right - breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. There are different theories around this. People say that you don't get enough oxygen when you breathe in through the nose and thus take in air through your mouth when you run. My only problem with that I have often had bugs go into my mouth when I attempt it.
My run this morning was in Gurgaon. Rajat and Ambica were kind enough to give me a ride and we did a evenly paced 5k. I went on to do another 5k after getting a sip of water. On my way back, I was thinking of the people I run with and their running styles. Hari, Doc and Venkatesh have long strides, lean a little bit, look straight and just have perfectly efficient running styles which is scalable to accomodate any speed and distance. Sandy starts off his run like a sprint and ends it with just at the same pace. You can't hold back when you run with him.The funny part is he does that with his drinking too. Mikhail can't have a slow run either. He has to slam every single run and if he decides to stop on the run, he decides to go back home. Meher's leg starts to twist in after 10k. Its more like a lazy eye and she keeps going on and on and on. Shahid takes short effective strides. Personally, I like all these forms - its just great to see people run.
So clearly everybody has a running style which is unique. No one form is better than the other and it is annoying when people start advising you on how to change your style. It is possibly the hardest thing to do. One way of improving how to run, your posture is to strengthen your core. Otherwise no matter how much you try, you go back to what your body is naturally used to run. What are your thoughts? Is there a running style that needs to be followed in long distance running? Can people change their running form with ease?
If you are in the NCR area, make sure you visit www.runningandliving.com and contact Rahul Vehgese to figure out where the runs happen. I was highly impressed with the way he organized the run. At the end of the run, he organized 200 meter strides/sprints for kids as well as runners who wanted to participate. He ropes in sponsors for every run, does recces and organizes runs around the country. Great job Rahul.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
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How about the slow and steady style?? Ie. Mine? :p I am pretty slowwwwww, but when I get into the rhythm, can keep going on and on and on. Great job keeping up all the running!!
I can't agree more with you. Everyone has their own unique style/form of running. It is great to find so many bloggers writing about running. I hope run in NCR area during my visit to India this September.
~45 min 10k is great pace. Keep it up.
Regarding stride length, my professional coaches agree that it is more the turnover rate than the stride length when it comes to speed. Another thing they say is take your easy runs easier and hard runs harder. That's plain physiology and no rocket science. You can't PR in every single training run.
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