Comments on: Solana Beach Racewalking Clinic http://breathinstephen.com/solana-beach-racewalking-clinic/ Diary of a severely asthmatic wannabe endurance athlete Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:26:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: breathinstephen http://breathinstephen.com/solana-beach-racewalking-clinic/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 breathinstephen Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:59:22 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=8645#comment-1232 Hi Marsh, In the sport of Racewalking, it's all about how you look. The position of your legs and feet is everything. During training sessions we spend hours being video taped to make sure out form and technique are correct. Unlike running, racewalking is a judged sport. There are only 2 rules to the sport, but if you break any of them more than twice, you're automatically disqualified from a race. #1). The knee of the forward leg must remain locked until it passes underneath your body. #2) One foot must always be in contact wit the ground. The funny hip motion you see racewalkers do, is what propels them forward. Hi Marsh, In the sport of Racewalking, it's all about how you look. The position of your legs and feet is everything. During training sessions we spend hours being video taped to make sure out form and technique are correct. Unlike running, racewalking is a judged sport. There are only 2 rules to the sport, but if you break any of them more than twice, you're automatically disqualified from a race. #1). The knee of the forward leg must remain locked until it passes underneath your body. #2) One foot must always be in contact wit the ground. The funny hip motion you see racewalkers do, is what propels them forward.

]]> By: marsh http://breathinstephen.com/solana-beach-racewalking-clinic/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 marsh Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:16:19 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=8645#comment-1229 how come your worried about how you look when your walkin????? i think the fact that your verical is a goooood sign tehe!!!!!! sounds like your fellin a little better well e me when you can and we'll chat marsh how come your worried about how you look when your walkin????? i think the fact that your verical is a goooood sign tehe!!!!!! sounds like your fellin a little better well e me when you can and we'll chat marsh

]]> By: breathinstephen http://breathinstephen.com/solana-beach-racewalking-clinic/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 breathinstephen Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:32:14 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=8645#comment-1228 Hi Amy, thanks a million for that! Yes, there's no reason that people, even with severe asthma, shouldn't exercise. I think I get a bigger emotional boost than a physical one, when I exercise or participate in a sport I like. Hi Amy, thanks a million for that! Yes, there's no reason that people, even with severe asthma, shouldn't exercise. I think I get a bigger emotional boost than a physical one, when I exercise or participate in a sport I like.

]]> By: Amy http://breathinstephen.com/solana-beach-racewalking-clinic/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Amy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:03:25 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=8645#comment-1224 Wow! That sounds like an incredible experience. AG plays volleyball now, (Go, asthmatics and exercise!) and she has an amazing coach who is affiliated in some way w/the Olympics volleyball program. How excited am I to live in a real city again? Anyway, that's off subject and what I meant to say is, I love this: "For me though, it’s never been about competition. It’s about doing and learning as much as you can for something you have a passion for. If you’re going to walk for fitness, why not learn about the mechanics and science behind it. Why not hang out with people who love the sport as much as you do." Wow! That sounds like an incredible experience. AG plays volleyball now, (Go, asthmatics and exercise!) and she has an amazing coach who is affiliated in some way w/the Olympics volleyball program. How excited am I to live in a real city again?

Anyway, that's off subject and what I meant to say is, I love this:

"For me though, it’s never been about competition. It’s about doing and learning as much as you can for something you have a passion for. If you’re going to walk for fitness, why not learn about the mechanics and science behind it. Why not hang out with people who love the sport as much as you do."

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