This post may feel a little forced so just bear with me (had to look that one up sadly).
Tuesday night consisted of an hours worth of running through my old friend Schmitz Park, I managed to push a little harder and squeeze out an extra lap. I felt good through out the run though today my IT band is a wee bit sore, nothing a little stretching shouldn't take care of. I did note, however, how different my left and right legs seem to work especially on up hill portions of the trail. I've known for quite a while that I tend to push off more with my right than my left but now I'm starting to notice that I also seem to angle my right foot out further. Also, it seems that when going up hill I tend to land on the front ball of my foot whereas my right foot strikes mid foot. I really had to focus on my form to stop this from happening and when I did it all felt very unnatural. I am curious how all this might be effecting (causing?) my minor ITBS and more significant sciatic issues but, to be honest, I don't see my self continuously working on my form.
On a different note, I'm less than one month out from the Green River Marathon. I am excited, though there is a part of me that's not looking forward to returning to street running, at this point though, any long distance race is looking good (especially a free and friendly one).
As far as other future races go, (as previously mentioned)I've been taking a serious look at the Where's Waldo 100K ever since reading a message board that referred to it as a 'mini 100 mile' I know that sounds funny but in the post's context it made sense. I've been thinking for quite a while that I need to start working in a lot more long running with large elevation gain if I have any intentions of running a (relatively) local 100 miler next year. I've also been looking to do a 100K or 12 hour (really anything over or equal to 50 miles) ever since finishing Mt. Si, and it sounds like 'Waldo' is a beautiful course which makes it extra intriguing. The reality is that, once again, the race of my fancy will not come cheap, but there's a chance this could happen... of course I've read recently that the race is almost full so I'd better figure this out soon.
Tuesday night consisted of an hours worth of running through my old friend Schmitz Park, I managed to push a little harder and squeeze out an extra lap. I felt good through out the run though today my IT band is a wee bit sore, nothing a little stretching shouldn't take care of. I did note, however, how different my left and right legs seem to work especially on up hill portions of the trail. I've known for quite a while that I tend to push off more with my right than my left but now I'm starting to notice that I also seem to angle my right foot out further. Also, it seems that when going up hill I tend to land on the front ball of my foot whereas my right foot strikes mid foot. I really had to focus on my form to stop this from happening and when I did it all felt very unnatural. I am curious how all this might be effecting (causing?) my minor ITBS and more significant sciatic issues but, to be honest, I don't see my self continuously working on my form.
On a different note, I'm less than one month out from the Green River Marathon. I am excited, though there is a part of me that's not looking forward to returning to street running, at this point though, any long distance race is looking good (especially a free and friendly one).
As far as other future races go, (as previously mentioned)I've been taking a serious look at the Where's Waldo 100K ever since reading a message board that referred to it as a 'mini 100 mile' I know that sounds funny but in the post's context it made sense. I've been thinking for quite a while that I need to start working in a lot more long running with large elevation gain if I have any intentions of running a (relatively) local 100 miler next year. I've also been looking to do a 100K or 12 hour (really anything over or equal to 50 miles) ever since finishing Mt. Si, and it sounds like 'Waldo' is a beautiful course which makes it extra intriguing. The reality is that, once again, the race of my fancy will not come cheap, but there's a chance this could happen... of course I've read recently that the race is almost full so I'd better figure this out soon.
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