You have bought the latest heart rate monitor that can tell you your heart when you are working out, the percentage of your effort compared to your comatose state, the distance that you have ran, the temperature that you running in now and even the attitude that you have climbed, the latest running shoes that was customized to the shape of your feet and running style and the latest running attire that will wick away sweat and keep you cool, you think there is nothing else I can buy to improve my running..
and you are wrong!
guess what this little gadget can do for you...
this clip like gadget is a metronome.
it help you to keep the cadence of your walking constantly high.
try this next time you are out running; count the number of steps you take in a minute of running normally by counting just your right or left foot.
if you take 180 steps per minute, you should be count 90 right steps.
the point of this exercise is to help you to run like the champions.
mimic the way they run, the fast smooth strides.
champion runners who specialized on distance longer than 1500m run with cadence of 180 average. Mortal runners like us has very erratic pacing and cadence, run at 150 or less and we get slower when we are tired.
there has been a lot of talk and discussion on Chi Running. I am at least convinced that the faster turnover or cadence will reduce stress on knees and ankles with less time on the feet and possible mid foot strike instead of heel strike.
if you can keep your cadence up, all you need is to increase strength to increase stride length.
not unlike swimming, where better form translate to more efficiency swimming.
