Despite the time that I took off form running my knee is still giving me problems. I have come to the conclusion that it would be in the best interest of my long range running goals to take the time to revamp my running form. I need to fix some inefficiencies that are also making me more injury prone. I have made the change before during my collegiate running career. But, when I took up running again I reverted to my natural poor form. I expect the process to take about a month. During this time I will not be doing much conventional running. I will focus on form drills, strength training, and supplementing my workouts with biking. My goals for the form change are: 1 Raise the knees 2 Land on the ball of the foot 3 Strike the ground under the center of mass, not forward as I have been. 4 Bring the heel closer to the glut after push off. 5 Shorten the stride. If I can relearn how to run then I think I have a good chance of becoming injury free, and reaching my ultimate potential. It would be so cool to train without a thought of injury, to be concerned only about what will make a better runner! That's where I want to be. So for now I have put all my racing plans on hold and joined a gym. For today's work out. 20 minutes of form drills 30 minutes stationary bike, at 100 RPM. This is to train for a shorter stride. Pushups Sit-ups Weights for back, traps, shoulders, and triceps. I miss running! |