I understand "easy run" better now. the word 'easy' messing me up as it was some sort of subjective perception. but I correlated it with my heartrate. I believe 130-140bpm makes a run 'easy'. Which this morning seems to be about 17 minutes/mile.
And the chi running thing: I think I'm understanding the form in my body more. It's your chest puffed up, your pelvis tucked under your ribs, and sort of sitting into the run so that your legs fully extend behind you. If you feel it in your calves and your shins, you're doing it wrong. You want to feel it more in your ass and your thighs, the big muscles.
Yes I'm training for a marathon again. This time, the Wineglass marathon.
Posted by joel at August 4, 2008 08:46 AM