Here is a link to Angie and Tina's
coaching page (maybe we can lure them in to talk to us). Here is a link to their
video instructions. I have been thinking about getting some coaching from them but it's not in my budget quite yet. I know there are a few things I can look at myself, from reading here, and then I can have them help me further.
I've never seen myself run before and was curious, especially since I have a crooked spine. Hubby took a pic of me running in huaraches, while BIL was chasing me on a bike, and I've seen enough stuff on here to realize I was over striding. Also I have been walking about a mile in socks (it's cold) every morning before work and it's been giving me a good idea about how some of my various skeletal anomalies effect my gait.
I was also watching my friend run from behind the other day and noticed his left foot points out when he lands, instead of straight ahead. My right one, the most troublesome one, does that sometimes. I am trying to figure out why it does that and what it does to my gait but the above video instructions say that a behind view isn't needed. BUT somebody else on here (don't recall who, somebody from the German chapter I think) posted a video and somebody else made a really interesting comment about his core seeming weak and him not having much control about where his legs were going.I wondered how you tell that from watching a video.
I was really curious about that because I know for a fact my core is weak, it's something I've struggled with all my life, and I've always been told if I strengthen it then the problem with my back, while minor, will be somewhat alleviated.
Anyway, that's why I want to be able to shoot a really good video to look at and try to work on things. By the way thanks to anybody who gave me some feedback. One of the reasons I am really unhappy with these videos is I was rushing because it was getting dark and while that is definitely my normal walking stride the running stride is not my typical one (not that my typical is any better). Plus I was getting irritated with my phone because I was trying to balance it on the bench, propped up with my VFF, to keep my feet in the frame and it kept falling over and I was generally feeling grumpy about all this. Like I said, the bad video was a learning experience.
Oh and I am seriously contemplating conning hubby into riding next to me on a bike with his camera-on-a-stick set up while I run. Said conning will most likely be difficult, so I want to know if this is a waste of time before I try it