[mountainmilers] Re: Quick note from Dan THE MAN Pemble a hill running tip from me...
- From: Kimberly Elias <kimelias38@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:32:20 -0700
Can you give details again about the Thanksgiving run?
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:17 AM, <Golfdood51@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> *Dan owes Steve-O a beer for his accomplishment in Man vs. Horse and
> haven't had a chance to do this yet. This is the plan...**We will start
> at 5:30 on Tuesday at PBC and go from there. Everyone is welcome so
> please consider joining us! **Dan*
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> *Note: Dan why would you congratulate Steve for doing something as stupid
> as running 50 miles through some dumb mountain range??? If Steve had been
> searching for gold or silver in the Mingus mountains THAT would have made
> sense...*
> **
> OK - here is a hill running tip from my Chi book (OK - so here is a 2nd tip
> first: if your running shoes weigh more that 8 ounces - throw them
> away...they are "running you" instead of the other way around...in other
> words if the shoes are heavy and clunky you can't be in touch with the
> ground as you glide over it...you are altering your stride because the shoes
> are making you alter your stride...the minimalist shoe makes sense and I can
> promise you one thing (ask Rob too) - you WILL go faster.
>
> Back to the hill tip - I have shared this with Rob and Dave. I know they
> are both skeptical. They should be. There are only 2 people that I know
> that enjoy running hills: Kam Hott and myself. I only like them since I was
> in the St. George marathon in 2006 and I vowed to NEVER let anyone pass me
> on an uphill unless it was late in a marathon/ultra and I was all out. So
> in effect I have "embraced" the hills and kept my promise. As for Kam - he
> is one sick B-TARD. He does actually enjoy it. Maybe brain damage from
> working in the computer field??? Brain damage from working in the academic
> field? Maybe Karyn slipped him some of that "Happy Water"??
>
> Attached are 3 picture of page 177-179 from the Chi running book. I
> haven't perfected this but I have tried it and if you hate hills - you will
> love this...AND go faster too.
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> If I ever see any of you trying to pass me on a hill while using this
> technique - it won't be pretty...Ken out.
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Kimberly Elias
****Live Your Best Life Now
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