Ask the Ultrarunner: Why is 90 strides per minute ideal?

February 13, 2012
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On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho answers your questions on signs and symptoms of overtraining and when to take a break vs. when it’s OK to keep going; why is 90 strides a minute ideal for running; heart rate issues on long runs; training camps for ultrarunners, improving run performance with cross training at the gym on bike, rower, elliptical, etc; thoughts on the Crossfit Endurance/4 hour body approach to ultramarathon training; structure a training plan for a A race trail marathon, monthly half marathon trail races, a 50K trail race in June and weekly 5K cross country series; thoughts on the Maffetone method; will a bigger drop in a shoe help running; and more?

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Comments (2)

  • Jason says:

    First of all… Thank you so much for addressing the cadence issue. I have been very curious about this issue for a while. Is the stride rate directly related to the speed of the runner? For example, while observing very fast runners (5-6 min/mile) their stride rates maybe closer to 100. While I am running at a 9 min/mile pace I can't get above 84. When I run at 7:30 – 8 min/mile I comfortably can get to 86-87. What are you thoughts on this? Do you recommend drills to increase your cadence? Cheers and thank you for your time!

  • Chris says:

    Pretty sure the heel drop question is a troll. The givaway is when they say 650 wheels are like riding downhill all the time..

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