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Last Updated on Sunday, 21 November 2010 21:35 Written by Suzanne Atkinson Sunday, 21 November 2010 21:20
The onset of winter holidays also marks a time of rest & renewal. The leaves have fallen, flowers lie dormant, nature spends the winter months hibernating in order to build new energy & life for spring. Likewise triathletes & runners face unique challenges in the winter months if they are recovering from running injuries. How can you best rehabilitate those chronic nagging injuries from a season of training? A good off-season traithlon program will help you start next season fresh and ready to reach new milestones.
Triathletes typically suffer from more running injuries than runners do for a few reasons. First, triathletes are typically heavier than runners due to addional muscle mass built from swimming, cycling & for some, weight training. The average male triathlete may weight 25 lbs more than the average male runner. AS a result, their relative Vo2 max is lower, which makes running more strenuous and the ground impact force with each stride is higher, increasing the likelyhood of running injuries.
Secondly, triathletes train for similar common run distances as pure runners...5k, 10k, half-marathon & marathon distances. But they do so on a much lower training volume than runners do. If a triathlete is unable to put in adequate mileage for a good running foundation, the likelhood of sustaining injury due to racing a distance they are undertrained for increases as well. Ironically, more volume in running doesn't necessarily result in more injuries, it all depends on how much running background you have and how quickly you've built up your run training.
Stay tuned for more ideas about off-season training & running rehabilitation activities.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:51 Written by Suzanne Atkinson Friday, 09 October 2009 00:00
The arms are at least 50% of running yet most triathletes let them do as they wish without conscious effort in using them to refine form. These are not my original ideas, rather my assimilation of many sessions with Bobby McGee, possibly the greatest running coach alive, and one of the smartest people I've been aquainted with.There is a kinetic chain of motion that connects your upper and lower body. Right arm connected to left leg and left arm connected to right leg. What one limb does mirrors & synergistically affects the other. Shoulder and hip are connected, elbow and knee are connected, wrist and ankle are connected.
Arms swing naturally from the shoulder joints which should be loose and relaxed and respond naturally to the movement and motion of the alternate hip.