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knee

jimbob — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:39:26 GMT

coach

i recently have been feeling pain in my left knee post run workout. i think it may be a case of to much intensity too soon? any advice? i eased up the hard runs in liu of more volume though slower pace. it seems to have helped but im a bit concerned now and am hesitant to pick up the pace again.

jimbob

Pronation?

NightRunner — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:22:29 GMT

Coach,

I've had people tell me that I am an "over pronator" (sp?). I've looked it up but am not clear on what it is and what it means. Is it a technique issue that can be addressed or something inherent in the way I'm built.

heel

bd36576 — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:31:09 GMT

Hey Coach,

I have recently begun to feel tightness in my achiles (sp?) for the first time. Is the best street the wall stretch for the calves?

Thanks.

down hill

suckingwind — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:00:40 GMT

I've been training using the coachedrun half marathon workouts and have seen HUGE improvement in technique and speed. I train a lot in hilly terrain and I was wondering what is the proper technique when running down hill. Body postion, etc. I want to mantain/increase speed without losing form and putting undue strain on legs. I have the tendenecy to go into "Whoa" mode instead of using the decline to my advantage.