ZenTri Podcast 569 - Agent Skully

(Out on an evening ride in the Texas heat)

Tawnee and I cover the news, I answer training questions, and take you with me on 70.3 training.

Here's the link to help me raise money for the Tour de Cure ride for help with Type 1 Diabetes. Thanks so much!

Comments

[Ken Presutti]

I'm a bit behind on my listening or I would have posted sooner. I wanted to chime in on the cadence question that a listener sent in, from the perspective of a ChiRunning coach.

If you take a look at the greatest runners in the world, they'll tend to have the same cadence at the beginning of their race as they do at the end, regardless of speed. The reason is, with good form runners move faster by leaning their bodies further out. This increases their stride length so they can cover a greater distance at the same cadence, with less effort.

I've improved my pace by focusing on form and running with a metronome to keep my cadence steady.

Anyway, don't want to go on and on, but I would definitely encourage anyone who runs to check out some of the ChiRunning materials out there.

Thanks & love the show!