September Review

So i got the first month of training out of the way. Things have been going well so far. Been doing a lot of technique work and I started working on a 7 step approach to the first hurdle.

So far things are looking pretty good. Here are a couple things we are working on as far as technique.

1) Taking off closer to the hurdle.
2) Getting into position before the hurdle. The goal is to be in hurdle position before reaching the hurdle, so when we get to it, we can focus on coming down. This requires the trail leg to come into position as soon as it leaves the ground, rather than having it "trail" behind as most coaches teach.
3) Bent lead leg into the hurdle. We want to keep the lead leg bent as long as possible, not opening up and extending towards the hurdle, this takes up room and forces us to take off too far away from the hurdle.

That is pretty much it. Sounds weird and different, and it is, but it isnt at the same time.

It actually feels better than the old way. I no longer lean to one side, and my hips dont open up when clearing the hurdle. I should also never have problems with hitting hurdles again. I also feel like i run off the hurdle a lot faster.

But of course only time will tell. I have big goals for this indoor season, and i think its going to take this drastic change in technique to achieve them.

As far as running, i have been doing the most i have ever done since College. I do hurdle technique once a week, and saturdays i work on my 7 step approach. Every other day of the week i have running workouts and a Plyometrics day.

Last week (last week in September) we tested in the 150 meters and the 60 meters.

in the 150 meter test i ran 16.04 and in the 60 meter test i ran 6.80 and 6.73 seconds. We test again in another 4 weeks so ill update the blog when that time comes.