Now three weeks into Hal Higdon's Half Marathon schedule. My muscles, bones and joints are starting to get used to the training. On his cross training days, i do my martial arts training focusing on Traditional Strength training, kf yoga, or fast walking.
Currently focusing on getting the figure four in my stride and maintaining the forefoot strike. The lungs are getting stronger.
Also working on the IMA principal of "Blurry The Vision". This cuts a lot of negative self talk and encourages mindfulness in movement. I will write more on this later. It is a fascinating aspect of running that I find to help out in many ways. Definitely more of an inner aspect of physical training.
Other mechanics that I am working on are:
Keeping the hips tucked, Chin tucked, Central Channel straight, relax all the is necessary to maintain pace instead of struggling to maintain.
