Years ago, I was out on a Saturday morning club run. Among the runners that day was my instructor from the Running 101 class I’d taken the previous year. That class got me into running regularly, and resulted in my first half marathon. She looked at me as I passed. “You’re doing great!” she said. …
Tag: posture
Good Running Form = Tired Arms?
I did a long run yesterday, and boy, are my arms tired. The logic would be obvious, Mr. Spock, if you had been at the running clinic at the Ann Arbor Running Company on Wednesday. It was led by Grant Robison, a star runner at Stanford and Olympic miler in 2004. Over 20 people of …
Under Pressure
"The key to being strong," Geoff said, his fingertips digging deeply into my side, "is to relax." I wanted to agree, but it was difficult with my subscapularis muscle stubbornly refusing to take his advice. Nor could I nod with my head secured face down in a padded loop. So I settled for an acknowledging …