Running form

One thing to love about triathlons, is that to master it (or even just complete it) one must be a master of *three* sports. It's pretty fun to mix in all the different training. The challenge of course lies in mastering your weakness.

My weakness is the running. So I've got a game plan.

One of my friends sees a coach at the gym and has really done well with her training. She's very dedicated and feeling responsible to someone gives her the extra motivation when life throws in challenges. It really seemed to be helping her, so it would probably help me too.

Some time back, I also had started to see a coach to improve my running. I have always been a slow runner.  Slow and steady, but slow. I just blamed my slow twitching genetics
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/anatomyandphysiology/a/MuscleFiberType.htm
and all my previous injuries. Then after seeing the coach, there was some definite improvement. When there was a mile race at work I ran a 7 min mile! I had never run that fast, ever.

So to keep myself from getting injured, and to try to resolve problems from surgeries since I was last working with my coach, I'm also once a week seeing a coach/PT. Same one I saw before. And it's kinda cool because he's locally getting recognition. You can get some tips from him here:

http://www.denverpost.com/popular/ci_22867939?source=pop_neighbors_greeley




******* Monday ***********
60 min run

******* Sunday   ***********
Rest day

******* Saturday ***********
90 min hill biking (NCAR)
90 min run 

******* Friday     ***********
Coaching session
1 hour easy biking

******   Thursday  ***********
Rest day