Subject: RE: 1/2 Ironman training plan question... Hi Christian,
I had meant them as accelerations...20-30second bursts which build up towards max. speed with an emphasis on clean striding and footstrike. Not too concerned with counting footstrikes here--do that during normal running. The point of these is to get your body used to very quick turnover.
If you're running on a trail/field or other place far away from roads, cars, bikes, trees, etc you can do a derivative of this drill that I call the Darwin drill. Do the same accelerations but with eyes closed-maybe build up speed for 10seconds then continue with eyes closed for another 10 seconds and visualize where your feet are striking, upper body movement, pushing off from the hips, etc. Again, only do this in an extremely open, flat area. Otherwise we will see you as a Darwin award nominee.
Scott |