Subject: RE: Higher run cadence swiss tri - 2010-01-31 10:24 PM Had a conversation with an IronGuides Coach who was a big believer in higher cadence running. Apart from how it couples with a low rpm ride, the coach believed higher cadence running (>90) was more efficient and led to less injuries. In the few runs I have tried a higher cadence, the new running style uses more of my quads and less of the glutes. Before I embark on an 2 hr run, I was interested in hearing from the BT community. Would welcome anyones experience or thoughts on the subject. Thanks. that's just an opinion and not based on the available evidence which suggests there isnlt really any optimal cadence since it is a function of your stride lenght, fitness, speed, natural gait, biomechanics, terrain where you run, etc. There are elite runners on the 80-85 cadence x foot while others on the 95-100 and yet others around 90. I would be careful about changin anything in your run style just for the heck of it and *if* you still choose to go that route do small changes and see how your body responds. As you noticed, some of your muscles are not used to the work induced by running in a certain way because you have simply run in your natural gait for many years; hence doing drastic changes can easily lead to injuries just because your muscles are not trained to handle the work. The low rpm ride is also nothing but an opinion as rpms is a function of torque and rpms, if one goes up the other one does down and viceversa and that is more a result of your power output, genetic make up, terrain, fitness, fatigue, etc. I personally believe we all are different and respond different to training hence trying to match all athletes through a "one-size fits all" mold is a risky practice. |