Quote Originally Posted by Bluetree View Post
Strange as it sounds, K, I get a perverse thrill of being outside in the elements when everyone else is warm in bed.
I was raised by workaholic Japanese parents who always told me, "Don't be ashamed if someone is better than you. Only be ashamed when someone tries harder than you."
As much as I rebelled against my parents as a kid, I'm now finding I've turned into them!
OK, you are just sick...wanting to be outside and all when it's cold . I guess we are all a little sick though, because we do tri's!

I like that quote from your parents...really good stuff.


I'm not too good at it either. I'm supposed to be focusing my next stride more on pushing off with my legs, rather than concerning myself with cushioning my foot as it falls. Am I making sense? I am also a little off on my right knee. I forgot what he called it but in horse terms, I'm "offset on my right fore." I have to make it a habit to keep my feet more in line with my leg, walking, standing, all the time. Bad habits are hard to break!
WOAH! You seriously sound very similar to me.

I too need to learn to push off with power. I am completely lacking in that area when I run. As well as using my muscles when I land. My coach and I always laugh when I need to be powerful on my push off...because it's so pathetic.

My knees have a bad habit of falling inwards, so I have done many running drills that focus on KNEE OUT! HA!

Bad habits are hard to break... thus, my running coach had me stop running for a few months this year and focused on retraining my body to the new form slowly. I would run in slow-mo to get the form perfect. So, that way, my body would know the right form, when it was time to run.