tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post3830852563023696405..comments2023-06-03T09:27:45.118-04:00Comments on Love to Run: Sizing Up Your Running Posturejularun7http://www.blogger.com/profile/09419286113944300300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-49934755671858781892008-05-19T20:13:00.000-04:002008-05-19T20:13:00.000-04:00um, but your finish shot i just posted from NW in ...um, but your finish shot i just posted from NW in 2007 is PERFECT darlin'!!! you've got the lean down!jularun7https://www.blogger.com/profile/09419286113944300300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-14485287228875457602008-05-19T18:55:00.000-04:002008-05-19T18:55:00.000-04:00I agree! I think that leaning forward is usually ...I agree! I think that leaning forward is usually misinterpreted (i.e. by myself!) and gets done as a lot more leaning than necessary. I like that they say "slight lean" and show a picture. Good idea to look at arms...I will try that one too.Kaylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906766932614556221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-80701620208515358622008-05-19T13:34:00.000-04:002008-05-19T13:34:00.000-04:00I think I start out pretty straight (a little lean...I think I start out pretty straight (a little leaned forward), but as I get tired, I completely hunch over (as evidenced by every single finish photo before I figured out how to really pull my shoulders back just before the photo--I know--it only makes people think I was feeling that good the whole time). That's something I try to work on when I'm super tired.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849397081573242118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463249281966354244.post-27382317515093025562008-05-16T23:06:00.000-04:002008-05-16T23:06:00.000-04:00it would make sense to me that running with a slig...it would make sense to me that running with a slight forward lean would be most efficient - i think for a couple of reasons:<BR/><BR/>1) i think the obvious one is that it pushes your body forward. i just saw two runners last weekend that i thought were literally running up and down instead of forward. it encourages some sort of propulsion. <BR/><BR/>2) it also, i think, encourages a psychological drive. it's more of an ATTACK mode, you know? rather than a more vulnerable stance of up/down or really hunched over. <BR/><BR/>i think i have a pretty straight spine when i run, though i feel pretty relaxed most of the time. i think i hold a lot of tension in my arms, which i'm trying to work on.<BR/><BR/>another thing i've thought about lately is the motion i create when i run - do i swing my arms up and down creating a forward motion, or do i swing with a more side to side motion, again wasting energy NOT moving forward. i think it might contribute to my really sore lower back after 18+ mile runs. <BR/><BR/>there's a long answer. awesome post.jularun7https://www.blogger.com/profile/09419286113944300300noreply@blogger.com