first pose run in the rain
At our L.A. clinic, Aaron and I watched an amazing video clip of Dr. Romanov running on the smooth icey surface of a hockey rink (Look Mah, no slipping!). The point was to show us that if you are just tapping the “ground” and letting gravity move you forward (i.e. you are not pulling/pushing with your feet), there is virtually no danger of slipping. At the clinic, someone else mentioned the h-street shoes we run in are “slippery” in the rain – a statement that seemed to contradict what Dr. R. had demonstrated.
So why am I telling you this? Well, because today was the first time I’d run in the rain in my h-streets and the verdict is in – I never slipped even once.
In other news, I was a bit more narcissistic than usual on today’s 8k run. I ran a slightly different route back to the office and it took me past a whole block of very reflective windows. It was neat to be able to run and check out my form as I ran past those windows (that is, until I ran into that lamp post…DOH!). For the most part, I was happy with what I saw. The form looked fluid and I seemed to be landing where I was supposed to be landing. There also seemed to be a straight up pull of my heel off the ground. It was nice to see but I think it is still time to do some more videotaping. Perhaps next week…hmmm.
Anyway, I hope nobody saw me checking myself out since I’m sure they would have thought I had an ego the size of Edmonton.
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Monday June 13, 2005 @
ROFL! did you REALLY hit a post? classic!