Running intervals 1:15:00 [4] 13.65 km (5:30 / km) +91m 5:19 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212
Well, it rained a little. Went down to Goldbar where there was both a workout and orienteering. Arrived early to at least get in some of the orienteering course. Wow, am I thankful I had a workout to do. I skipped 2 and 3 due to incredibly bland dog-legs, 7 was nothing short of a crazy person's leg, where going straight involved fording a currently raging creek, or, going way, way, around, and then exiting the control by going way, way back the way you came, re-fording the raging creek, or about 200 meters of classic Edmonton dark green. How is that possibly a good idea?
So, after suffering through that for a while, got back to the pavillion to hit up some fast running around the lake. 4 x 1 minute, 6 x 30 seconds, and then some strides. I think I actually went faster than last time, the minuters going from 3:08 to 3:01 to 2:58 to 2:51. Obviously that's quite fast, but with so few of them, I think its worthwhile to do them fast; make them as productive as possible.
I've been thinking a lot about trying to make myself run less like a skier. I really think that I let my leg extend too far back, as if I'm classic skiing. I lift my leg to late and so it comes through late and I spent more time in contact with the ground. Though, to be honest, after watching this video that Kim took and comparing it with some slow-mo on Youtube, it doesn't look too different, but... still something wonky. I'm not quite sure what it is. But.... probably not worth fretting over too much.