So let’s wrap up my run gait analysis. I’ve looked at several different aspects of my running form over the last few weeks, you can find those blog posts here: Part 1:  Forward Lean Part 2:  Foot Strike Part 3: Leg Extension, stride angles The final things that I want to cover involve hip drop, […]

Official Results: Avg Pace Per Mile: 6:27 Division (M 30-34) Place: 33rd out of 436 Gender Place: 166th out of 3316 Overall Place: 185th out of 7800 My ultimate goal this season is Ironman in August. So doing a 5K this early in the year, when I’ve done very little speed work, isn’t ideal. That […]

So let’s get back to analyzing my run form. I’ve already looked at forward lean and foot strike, so today I will try and cover the rest of what’s going on with my legs. The next post will look at my hips and shoulder’s while I run. Leg extension is measured by how far behind […]

I’ll get back to the run gait analysis posts later this week, but I wanted to write up a quick report on yesterday’s race. New race jersey for 2013 Left leg Right leg I wasn’t 100% sure if I was going to do the race, but I decided to give it a shot. One of […]

My previous post addressed forward lean. This one will look into foot strike and the role that it plays in running. Foot-strike is the exact moment when your foot makes contact with the ground. Even the causal runner has probably heard something about foot strike. The “barefoot/natural” running craze focuses on foot strike as the […]

Just about every triathlete I know has had a bike fit. Almost all of them have worked with a swim coach to try and shave a few seconds off of their swim times. But very few have ever had their running mechanics reviewed. Why is this? My thought is that most of us have been […]

My previous post looked at my foot scan. Another thing that Mike Rowles at Occupational Kinetics did was test for muscle weakness/imbalances. He had me do two different exercises. First was a single leg swat. Performing this move can give you a good idea of any balance and hip weakness issues. Here are the videos […]

“I bet I have the flattest feet you have ever seen.” This is what I told Mike Rowles at Occupational Kinetics before he did a foot scan of my feet last week. After it was done…he agreed. I have no arch at all. None. Here’s the proof: It might be hard to tell what’s going […]

With the addition of a Garmin 910XT watch and Quarq Power Meter, I now have a lot of swim and bike data that I’ve never had before. The only problem is that I haven’t had time to dive into the data and see how it can help me improve. Since the power meter stuff is […]

I toed the starting line a total of 17 times in 2012…more than any other year. This was a different approach than past years. Coming off of a long year training for Ironman in 2011, I decided to do lots of short races in 2012. When it was all said and done, here’s what I […]