Since I do a lot of stroller running, I have been concerned how that has affected my running form. I was more than excited when I joined the Lumo Run team and got the opportunity to use their run sensor. I really enjoy the coaching the app provides during your run. A friendly Australian woman comes on and tells you what to work on during your run. When you're hitting your goals, she'll chime in with "You're doing great" and "Remember how you feel right now". She also reminds me to focus on my posture. I tend to slouch when I'm getting tired and she'll give me a little reminder in my ear, "focus on your posture. Roll your shoulders back." I did get one comment while I was on the treadmill that confused me a little. She told me "remember to move like a horse". Do I need to gallop? Either way, I'm really enjoying this tool and feel like it's helping me to focus on my form which will help me a lot while marathon training. Here are my stats with a stroller run and a solo run. I wasn't surprised that rotation is something I didn't surpass with the stroller as I have to turn my body a lot when I switch which hand I push with. Clearing breaking is something I need to work on in both areas. I love that the app gives you goal specific exercises to do to work on the areas you need help with. As I continue training, I'll post updates on my progress to improve my form. Also, if you're interested in getting one of these bad boys yourself, I've got a discount code to share which is NL10. Happy running!!
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This post is totally irrelevant to those who could care less about race pictures. When you're giving it your all, which I suppose you should be doing in a race, you probably aren't thinking about race photographers. However, if you're like me, and know what those "not paying attention" race photos look like (you know the ones, double chins, horrible facial expressions, body out of control), then you tend to keep an eye out for those photographers. I've had plenty of cringeworthy race pictures and here are my tips for getting some race pictures where you don't look like death: 1. Keep an eye out for photographers. I realize if you're in the zone you won't always be paying attention and in those cases, the awesome race performance is more important than a photo! 2. Smile!!!! I use to try and look serious like I didn't see the photographer and those pictures always looked so silly and not genuine at all. 3. Point your chin down slightly to get a better angle. 4. Wave or do something fun. It's all about being happy and when you Run Happy it shows! Here are some of my not my not paying attention photos for your enjoyment😊 Got to love the open mouth! This one isn't too bad, but do I ever run with my mouth closed? Trying to be serious😝 So, there you have it. Hope this helps and happy running!!!!!
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