Nick (14) Teaches FitOldDog (68) How To Run

Hi folks,

A lot of things have to come together for a good run technique, especially if you want to remain injury free. I’ve worked on this for years, and had plenty of problems, but once I focused on learning low impact, non-heel strike running the major injuries became a thing of the past, and I just work with minor strains from time to time. One thing that does help me a lot is to watch other runners, especially Nick (Deb’s youngest son), who is a natural athlete. He runs fast with what I consider a minimum of training, and he is so relaxed, with a long stride, his heels seem to kick halfway up his back, and he has a natural rhythm. I find that emulating Nick, along with some great coaching from my number two son, Duncan, is improving my run considerably.

Here is a short video of the three of us running, and I was pleased to note that I was pretty relaxed, seeing that I had just come off of a 60-mile bike ride. Our athlete and photographer friend, Meg, shot the footage using my Blackberry, which I still find hard to believe. It would appear that being impressed by technology is a definite sign of aging!

FitOldDog’s advice is that old dogs can learn new tricks from young pups.

-k @FitOldDog