May 2008 – Coachdshen.com

Compression Works!

Posted on May 29, 2008 by dshen

This last month I’ve been slowly ramping out of the base phase and getting my running up to about 1.5 hours. I’ll maintain this for many months and don’t really need to run more just yet, as I’ve still got about 6 months to go until Ironman Florida and don’t want to burn out. Last[…]

Computing Grade

Posted on May 21, 2008 by dshen

One thing that has always confounded me is percent grade. When I’m on the treadmill, I always run at 1% grade which supposedly simulates a flat surface due to the fact that the treadmill’s moving surface changes the dynamics of running slightly (versus you moving across the ground). When I train hills, I hit the[…]