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RUNNING FORM SPECIALTY DRILL
Summer Training
Dear Coach Ed,Hi I'm 12 years old (13 next month) and I did cross-country this year and now I'm in track. My times are decent but not that great. On your website, I see things about form. Could you help me with that? Also since cross-country is in fall, I want to train for the 1500 over the summer. Can you give me a training program? Sylvia Hi Sylvia, I wrote a column that fits your exact situation. On KidsRunning.com under Coach Ed's Advice I recently wrote Off Season XC Training. That should help with your summer training. Specialty drills will help your form, here is my favorite. Drill: After warm up run in place easy for 20 seconds concentrating on keeping your shoulders, neck, arms, and jaw completely loose and relaxed. Now raise your speed to double time concentrating on the same thing for 5 seconds, then back to 20 seconds slow and easy again. Repeat 10 times. Do this drill 2 to 3 days a week. Remember you are running 5 seconds fast but you are in control, loose and relaxed. Once you combine that with the summer schedule you will see a lot of improvement. If you want to take things one step further take a Yoga course during the summer. This will help with your concentration and flexibility. Coach Ed
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Ed Poirier, "Coach Ed", recently was invited by the United States Olympic
committee to attend a workshop and training seminar at the Olympic training
center in California. 