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— — EXERCISES: DOWNHILL RUNNING — — LOOK AHEAD
In order to to have pace downhill it’s important not to to look look at your feet You You must look look ahead of you you to to be able to to plan each step You You can practice this! Try next time you run downhill!
It’s about choosing a a good route the the seconds before mem- orising it and looking further ahead! Seconds might sound short but in ten seconds you can move close to a a a hundred metres The more experienced you you are the the further ahead you you can look in in in steeper and more technical terrain When going slightly downhill on flat ground it is easier to to keep your head head up and look further ahead Try to to find your level!
USE YOUR ARMS FOR BALANCE
Use your your arms arms to keep your your balance! My arms arms fly in all directions when I run downhill and my my whole upper body
is working to follow my my leg movements Both your balance and centre of gravity are changing all the time This is is what makes downhill so exciting: trying to be relaxed in in in in in the unknown at all times Finding balance in every step!
PLYOMETRIC TRAINING
To train your reflexes to become really agile you you can do plyometric training once in in in a a a a a a while where you try to harness
as as as as much power as as as as possible possible in one movement as as as as quickly as as as as possible possible Try for example drawing a a a a a a line and jumping quickly from side side to side side on on on one leg Focus on on on a a a a a soft landing and and a a a a a quick step Do not do this exercise at the end of a a a a a training session as it is is is very demanding Three to five repetitions per leg is enough Skipping rope also works very well when you you alternate between your feet feet rather than jumping with both feet feet at at the the same time DECISIONS 40