Mountain Bikes, Bass Guitar, and other stuff I like

Welcome back to my blog! I have been busy training for the Augusta half-Ironman for the past 4 months and am glad to bring you this post straight from the murky depths of training stupor.  I thought that I would dedicate today's post to running and my thoughts on the subject, observations and stuff I have learned over the last 3 years.  Enjoy my post on speed and getting faster! Flat footfall and no flexion = happy shins! Do not brake every time your feet hit the ground.   If you hear "scuffing" every time your feet hit the ground, that is essentially braking yourself and slowing down.  Aim for a nearly silent footfall.  Achieve this by increasing your cadence. Ideal cadence for most is 80-100 per minute.  Top marathoners barely strike the ground. Run fast.  Often.   To get faster,  do short sprints and if those are not feasible, then run up hills.  Running up hills will make you faster and stronger on the flats.  Sprint intervals are also a great way to incre