I was officially accepted into the Broad Street run yesterday. I'm so thankful that both my friend, KS, and I got accepted. So, I had run my first training run on Monday, but last night was my first training run after being accepted. As you may know, I've had two pretty bad injuries the past two years which has kept me from running. I've been lucky enough to be chosen to be a Lumo run ambassador and it has literally changed my life. Sounds like an exaggeration, I know... but it is not. Lumo run has made me realize how little I knew about running and proper form. I've already worked to improve my cadence, bounce and braking. I still have yet to have all areas of form to be "in the green" aka good but it is so encouraging to see improvement each run.
The feedback during my runs is so helpful too. They've really done a great job in making their tips understandable and applicable. For example, braking. At first I didn't even understand what that meant, let alone how to improve on it. Lumo explains that braking is "Braking is the measure of how much your speed slows down with every step. Each time your foot hits the ground, your speed drops temporarily until you push off of your foot to propel forward and pick up speed again." A high braking will mean that your speed is being slowed and your wasting energy having to propel forward. My first run, which Lumo uses to analyze your form, my braking was 1.59p ft/s. Good form considers a braking of 1.31 ft/s to be good form. My last run, I got it 0.94 ft/s. So, I can clearly see that I've improved, making me a more efficient runner. My body feels it too! During runs, I feel so much smoother and easy runs feel so much easier. I'm so excited to continue to share my progress with ya'll. If you have any questions, please let me know! Interested in picking up a Lumo Run, pick one up here: bit.ly/CWLumo and be sure to use my code CWI10 for a sweet discount!
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