They're totally serious about that! Now, it's a matter of degree, and I don't know if anyone truly doesn't use their legs at all - certainly not me!
I learned at a workshop also and I highly recommend it. At the time I was running 3-5 miles one day a week and just that little bit beat me up like a jackhammer. I'm now training for my second marathon...
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08-25-2010, 05:50 PM #1
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08-25-2010, 05:56 PM #2
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They also teach you how to land mid-foot rather than heel first. A mid-foot landing is much less jarring to backs, knees, etc.
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10-06-2010, 02:30 AM #3
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References, please?
Originally Posted by radekisner34
To train a dog, you must be more interesting than dirt.
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10-06-2010, 02:39 AM #4
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I think her references are in the spam links that got stripped from her posts...
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