Today was gray with rain threatening, so I decided to take my own advice and use the treadmill. If you remember, we learned already that our ability to run faster is determined by two factors: stride rate and stride length. For now I am working on increasing my stride rate (also known as turnover or cadence).

Increasing Stride Rate

Today was my easy run, so it seemed like a good opportunity to work on increasing my stride rate before tomorrow's long run. I set the treadmill at a comforta...