Energy Leaks Hurt Runners by Paula Hunt
Energy leaks' hurt runners - By Paula Hunt
Crouching and
bouncing a bright green 3-pound medicine ball against the cinderblock
wall in front me will, I'm told, help me run faster. So will skipping
backward, doing side lunges, gliding back and forth on a slide board
and pumping my arms like a boxer.
I never actually run during coach Christian Corrales' one-hour adult
fitness class at Velocity Sports Performance. Yet I'm here because I'm
hoping the series of active stretches and drills that focus on my
balance, strength, flexibility and coordination will lower my 5K
personal record.
Improving your speed doesn't necessarily
mean devoting more energy to increasing your mileage or your pace.
Rather, you might be better off finding out where it's being wasted.
"Getting faster means getting rid of energy leaks," says Corrales.