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Push Your Hips Forward

5/11/2011

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Posture is very important when running.  I see a lot of people running that are leaning forward from the waist.  Midline stability is important in everything we do.  You should be able to draw a straight line from your ankles up to your hips up to your shoulders and through the top of your head.  The lean (and a very slight, hardly noticeable lean at that) starts at the ankles.  One thing that has helped me practice this whole body, "global" lean is to remember to push my hips forward.  I am not talking about hyper extension or tilting the pelvis forward I am just talking about a light push forward in the hips.  Drill:  Tie a rope around your waist and have someone/something pull you fast enough so you start running and you will understand what I am talking about.  The time I catch myself breaking at the waist is when going uphills so keep that in mind.  You may think you are really leaning into that hill but that lean is not helping you if it is coming from the waist.

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