This is how it felt like for me when I got home from work... I had to take a later train in because I had some work to finish off and I needed to make a stop somewhere before getting on the train.
When I got home, I immediately got my outdoor running clothes together and threw them in the bag before heading off to the gym. When I got to the gym, I decided to stick it out indoors because of the time of arrival. I knew that by the time I organised myself and got out the door, it would be after 20h30 and I would have to make it a really short run.
I located Lorene upstairs and started talking to her for a bit. We had missed our pool run on Monday night so we had some catching up to do. I was still feeling a little down, mainly because of the weather and did not know whether I wanted to run on the treadmill or not.
After Lorene left for the evening, I hopped on the treadmill and decided to take a walk on it, concentrating on landing on the forefoot as opposed to the heel. After awhile, I increased the speed and realised that I tend to lose my form as I go faster. I then had a lightbulb moment ten minutes into the workout. To concentrate on the forefoot landing while going moderately fast, I remembered the threads I read on the ULTRA Listserv and decided to take my shoes off and jog with only my socks on. Now, I would only do this on the treadmill because of my biomechanics. I have a low arch on both feet. Running without support for long periods is not recommended in this case. Now, by running on the treadmill, I am in a controlled state - I can stop at anytime and put my shoes back on. I lasted the last 20 minutes on the treadmill with my stocking feet. I found that by being forced to run on the forefoot, there was some tension around the ankles and calves, particularly the left side in my case. Because I was wearing white socks, I even decided to make sure that the scuff marks were mainly on the forefoot. Surprisingly, the belt was somewhat clean and my socks only got some scuff marks. If Lorene OKs this, I plan to do this at least once a week to build stability.
Looking forward to warmer days...
When I got home, I immediately got my outdoor running clothes together and threw them in the bag before heading off to the gym. When I got to the gym, I decided to stick it out indoors because of the time of arrival. I knew that by the time I organised myself and got out the door, it would be after 20h30 and I would have to make it a really short run.
I located Lorene upstairs and started talking to her for a bit. We had missed our pool run on Monday night so we had some catching up to do. I was still feeling a little down, mainly because of the weather and did not know whether I wanted to run on the treadmill or not.
After Lorene left for the evening, I hopped on the treadmill and decided to take a walk on it, concentrating on landing on the forefoot as opposed to the heel. After awhile, I increased the speed and realised that I tend to lose my form as I go faster. I then had a lightbulb moment ten minutes into the workout. To concentrate on the forefoot landing while going moderately fast, I remembered the threads I read on the ULTRA Listserv and decided to take my shoes off and jog with only my socks on. Now, I would only do this on the treadmill because of my biomechanics. I have a low arch on both feet. Running without support for long periods is not recommended in this case. Now, by running on the treadmill, I am in a controlled state - I can stop at anytime and put my shoes back on. I lasted the last 20 minutes on the treadmill with my stocking feet. I found that by being forced to run on the forefoot, there was some tension around the ankles and calves, particularly the left side in my case. Because I was wearing white socks, I even decided to make sure that the scuff marks were mainly on the forefoot. Surprisingly, the belt was somewhat clean and my socks only got some scuff marks. If Lorene OKs this, I plan to do this at least once a week to build stability.
Looking forward to warmer days...
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