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    Post by AudienceOfOne Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:37 pm

    trackcoach magazine. had a good article. couple main points i thought i'd share...

    - if you have to lean to the line, don't start leaning out more than 2 strides from the line. more than that will slow you don and you won't be able to maintain the lean. the race is done when your TORSO hits the line. not your head or arms. your torso counts(as far as upper torso) as the bottom part of the neck. basicly, if you need to lean, do it 1 1/2 strides out trying to get your shoulder in front. of course, this is more for the 800/1600.

    - to find out which leg to start out with, stand straight then act like you'll fall forward. the leg that stops you is the stronger one and should be the leg you start with. on the line, have a HALF STRIDE when standing waiting for the gun. anymore might extend the time too much. again, this part is more for 800 runners.

    - leading or following should be a decision, not an accident. have specific reasons for everything you do in a race.

    - break a race up into 3 parts(bginning, middle, end). the person who wrote the article suggest getting 10 quick strides in the beginng of every different parts of the race, to signify the start of the new part. he measures everything in
    strides, not meters.

    - he also suggests breaking a kick up into bursts instead of one all out attack on the finish line. like kicking for 5 strides, sttling back down into mid race form and the kicking for 5 strides.

    - EVERY runner has 35 seconds of sprint in them. before each race mark a place from that point where you'll kick. in a road race, you can measure this by telephone poles. they are usually 44 feet apart, so 10 15 telephone polls out from the finish of a road race, GO.

    - on a track, going into a curve, if you want to pass someone, get on their shoulder and run right with them. you are running faster than them because you ran more than them at the same pace so you will automatically pass them if you each remain the same speed.

    - if you want to pass someone at an ideal point in a XC race, wait for a turn with a tree or hill, take the lead 20 strides before the place, and accelerate after turning.


    he also talks about 5 stride surges in the middle of races to catch your opponent sleeping, and stuff like that. thought you guys might like it.
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    Post by Running With Scissors Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:04 pm

    Good stuff. I use to do the accelerate thing around turns in xc but I stoped doing that for some reason.
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    Post by amherst_xc Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:16 pm

    only 5 strides? i would think more like 10-15 strides
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    Post by AudienceOfOne Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:18 pm

    5 strides actually does more than you think it might.
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    Post by T B K Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:33 pm

    Good tips.
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    Post by Through_the_Pain Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:16 pm

    I like the 10 stride thing for every part of the race
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    Post by running_violet Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:45 pm

    good stuff.
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    Post by Pinthin Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:57 pm

    I like the stride thing too, but I always forget to check where the mile markers are..so I'm constantly confused. =/
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    Post by eternally_running Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:18 pm

    ^ ya, same here pinthin
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    Post by Through_the_Pain Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:59 pm

    we dont have mile markes u just have to go on feeling
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    Post by alex-likes-running Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:20 pm

    Through_the_Pain wrote:we dont have mile markes u just have to go on feeling
    same
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    Post by silly runner:) Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:46 pm

    those were helpful. i normally do use the benefit of turns like the coach said.
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    Post by Through_the_Pain Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:36 pm

    Through_the_Pain wrote:we dont have mile markes u just have to go on feeling

    I had a race today and i wanted to do it but i was just dead.I had such a bad race i got 14:20 and a kid beat me by like tenths of a second. Hard to apply in real life

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