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Originally Posted by FrogMan
Thanks everyone!
I read the exact same thing and it's probably an habit I will take, to do maybe 4-5 60 to 100 meters strides toward the end of my easy runs.
Honestly, before the race, they gave me just what I needed in knowing that my legs would be able to push and when the start happened, I felt ready to push right from the start...
FM
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Evidently they are very common in school track teams, but for people like me that never ran until I was almost 40, I hadn't heard of them before a few months ago. I link to this blog alot, but he has some good stuff in it. Here is his entry regarding strides:
What Are Strides? Why You Need to be Running Strides (Video)