So the other day I was working on my elasticity and there was a moment in my run for about 6 minutes where it was so easy it felt like I was on the couch I was thinking about something but I wasn’t. It was pure euphoria. But I brought that up to ask, you have any tips on cadence? I feel like older heads use quick short spurts in their footing and go 7:30 miles chilling. If I try to do short spurts on anything but a pair of adios then my cadence is in the 140’s. If I perfect the form and focus more on elasticity and my arms driving movement and glutes etc… I get in the 150’s to 160’s but what do the 170’s to 180’s feel like? Like is a more bounce? I’m trying to proceed to that next level.
This is where it gets tricky. At first I would turn on the metronome on my watch and try to match that. It’s a grind. It’s going to take a bit of patience to sync with the metronome. I would also say don’t worry about pace at this point. Just consciously work on how fast you turn over your legs. The quicker you turn over your feet the faster you go. Once you get used to the quicker cadence you will start to notice those higher kicks will be the workout to get your legs a bit stronger. Try do quick feet and jog in place that would help as well
Like I feel shorter leg kick behind me brings less cadence. But more leg kick don’t always bring more cadence, but I can tell feeling springy and having more movement forward brings more cadence, but what do you do to try to help improve your cadence?
So the other day I was working on my elasticity and there was a moment in my run for about 6 minutes where it was so easy it felt like I was on the couch I was thinking about something but I wasn’t. It was pure euphoria. But I brought that up to ask, you have any tips on cadence? I feel like older heads use quick short spurts in their footing and go 7:30 miles chilling. If I try to do short spurts on anything but a pair of adios then my cadence is in the 140’s. If I perfect the form and focus more on elasticity and my arms driving movement and glutes etc… I get in the 150’s to 160’s but what do the 170’s to 180’s feel like? Like is a more bounce? I’m trying to proceed to that next level.
This is where it gets tricky. At first I would turn on the metronome on my watch and try to match that. It’s a grind. It’s going to take a bit of patience to sync with the metronome. I would also say don’t worry about pace at this point. Just consciously work on how fast you turn over your legs. The quicker you turn over your feet the faster you go. Once you get used to the quicker cadence you will start to notice those higher kicks will be the workout to get your legs a bit stronger. Try do quick feet and jog in place that would help as well
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Like I feel shorter leg kick behind me brings less cadence. But more leg kick don’t always bring more cadence, but I can tell feeling springy and having more movement forward brings more cadence, but what do you do to try to help improve your cadence?