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Jul 2012
9:29am, 24 Jul 2012
9,896 posts
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Ultracat
I am reading the book "the art of running faster" by Julian Goater and Don Melvin
Practise running well and practice running fast.
So has anyone worked on increasing cadence and stride length? It does say if you force the increase in stride length all that happens is you slow down.
Do I give it a go or just accept I am a slow plodder too old to get faster?
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Jul 2012
9:40am, 24 Jul 2012
47,677 posts
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Puddington
There was a bloke on the bus next to me reading this last night. I'll be honest with you, his belly took up a lot of room and I was tempted to suggest shufting a proportion of that might be a good start.
Give it a go! What have you got to lose?  And you aren't a slow plodder. Remember when you kicked my arse at Lochaber?
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Jul 2012
9:44am, 24 Jul 2012
10,245 posts
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Naomi P
Puds. That's very funny
Not really the same but I know that having increased my flexibility and / or reduced the tightness in my legs with pilates, my stride length feels longer and my pace is absolutely faster.
Overstriding won't work.
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Jul 2012
9:49am, 24 Jul 2012
9,897 posts
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Ultracat
Interesting N increasing flexibility is one of the main factors mentioned in the book to get faster.
Pudds you are way faster than me now.
I am planning on doing the sprint drills next week on the track.
Going to try to count cadence today to see where I am at.
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Jul 2012
9:54am, 24 Jul 2012
796 posts
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Curly45
I would say introducing strides into easy running (say once or twice a week) is a good way to start increasing leg turnover which increases cadence.
I dont think working on stride length specifically is necessarily a good idea as you can easily get injured over striding.
Sprint drills are good too - some basic speedwork in spikes will help, but it takes a long time to translate to your easy running form in my experience.
Definitely not too old!
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Jul 2012
10:05am, 24 Jul 2012
12,383 posts
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DeeGee
Since buying facing flats, I've begun working on higher cadence. My times have improved. However, I can't maintain it yet for more than 6 miles, and if I'm in a race with a lot of athletes I tend to revert to the old method as that's how most of the people around me are running. I'm learning though.
I suspect that my stride length has actually shortened, but the increase in cadence is working for now, I'll work on that and then try to lengthen my stride again.
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Jul 2012
10:06am, 24 Jul 2012
12,384 posts
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DeeGee
facing flats? Damn you fat typing fingers!
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Jul 2012
10:18am, 24 Jul 2012
643 posts
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MudMeanderer
Let go on a moderate downhill - you can't help increase cadence and stride length if you want avoid face planting!
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Jul 2012
10:30am, 24 Jul 2012
2,152 posts
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Sharkie
The J Goater book is good. He coached my friend Cecilia for quite a while (she;s mentioned in the book) - and she got faster and faster in her late sixties. Fast enough to win age group world records. Fast enough to run a 22 minute 5k at age 70. It's never too late.
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Jul 2012
10:33am, 24 Jul 2012
501 posts
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Autumnleaves
Wow - that's very inspiring Sharkie!
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