Saturday, April 16, 2011

"Active" Stretching

Before and after a run there are various "active" stretches or drills which you should implement into your daily routine. 

Before I go out for a workout such as repeat miles or intervals I'll do some running drills like the straight leg march which the You Tube video below shows. 

After a long run I'll do some stride outs which are 100 or 200 meter long up-tempo semi-sprints to practice quick leg turnover.  At the end of races you want to have a good finishing kick to out sprint other runners and practicing this after a long run, when you're already tired, will assist with this finishing kick. 

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