Week One, Day One
I want to send out a big thank you to everyone who came to our inaugural Project Endurance ‘Running as a Skill’ Workshop. I’m very happy with everyone’s progress so far, and I’m looking forward to where you’ll all be in ten weeks time.
We (Sheppy, Dan, and I) learn a lot every time we teach this stuff, so keep your suggestions coming.
Please post thoughts and workout times to the comments section.
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By Hollywood 28 Jan 2012
16:13
I thought it went well. My hammies are going to be sore tomorrow from the little wake-up.
Trying to keep the good “pull“ form I found tricky to maintain, as it made me shorten my strides quite a bit, and that translated to many quicker steps as I ran. It also made me run a bit more upright than I am used to. I think, though, this will eventually translate into better mobility on the sports pitch, as I should be able to change directions quicker with shorter, more powerful strides. But when I was exhausted, any good form went to hell and I defaulted back to the large lumbering strides LOL. My 2-mile time also sucks, especially for a guy who has been hitting Xfit hard the last few months. Very humbling.
By Kimmy 28 Jan 2012
14:15
Thank you Andy, Dan and Shep. I’m sorry I had to rush out at the end. Please let me know if I missed anything. Was there “homework” prescribed that I should be aware of?
Thank you again.
My hams are sore….
By Liz 29 Jan 2012
19:40
Thanks for all the good info, it just makes sense – now to be able to do it! The video is great. My Achilles is killing but I’m going to be diligent thanks for all the good massaging and stretching techniques too I was a bit spoiled at the end
I too found that during the run I had to really think about what I was doing and when I got tired I would slip back to pounding my heel.
I’m off to buy Dixie cups and a golf ball have a good Sunday!
By Cindy 29 Jan 2012
16:51
Thanks guys, great class. Lots to work on already.
Where do we find the homework again?
By Cindy 29 Jan 2012
16:51
Great first class. Lots to work on already.
Where do we find the homework again?
By Ben 29 Jan 2012
15:48
Form went out the window as I got tired, but will be working on that this week. Will try a distance run at a slower pace with the new method and see if I can make it stick.
By Dan 29 Jan 2012
Ben J, Michael B, and Isak post up your email addresses so we can get you the homework!
By Ben 29 Jan 2012
email – [email protected]
By Isak 29 Jan 2012
16:33
[email protected]
Today…walking was a challenge!
Thanks for the ass kicking.
By Laura 30 Jan 2012
16:29
Great first session.
Lean, pull, pull, pull, pull, kiss the heal..repeating these key words really helped me try and focus on technique. Did the 8x 200m today down at Jericho. Lots to work on and practice. Now I can’t stop watching how others run..
By Wendy 30 Jan 2012
Woops – just discovered this page (thanks Sheppy!)
Whad I miss? Can I copy your notes?
But seriously, what are your times for? I want to do whatever it is, before embarking on this week’s homework.
Wendy
By Dan 31 Jan 2012
Wendy – 2 mile time trial! 3, 2, 1 go!
By giselle 31 Jan 2012
19:35
:))) only 3.2 km and my calves were soooo sore next day in spite of all the massages and stretching – feeling normal again. I’m very excited to be part of this program, thanks for the attention to details and encouragement ;)-G
Where do we find the homework again? Please email me at: [email protected]
By Scott 03 Feb 2012
13:23
I’ve been pose running for a while now so don’t have huge issues with tightness in my legs although my hammies were quite tight. Maybe it was the resistance exercises we were doing in the warm-up that caused that. I find it tough keeping good form going downhill and when I want to increase speed and I feel I can’t move my feet any faster (want to lengthen stride out but form suffers).