Drill

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Track & Field

Posture Reset Drill for Fatigue

Maintain running posture as fatigue sets in late in a run

20 min
1 long run with posture checks every 10 minutes
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Every ten minutes of a longer run, consciously reset posture: tall spine, relaxed shoulders, slight forward lean.
  2. 2Check for a collapsing chest or slumping shoulders before resetting.
  3. 3Compare form quality in the final ten minutes to the first ten on video if possible.

What to focus on

Maintaining tall, relaxed posture through the second half of the run.

Common mistake

Letting the torso collapse forward and shoulders round as fatigue builds.