By Michael Gargiulo
Today, on my second training day, I decided I wanted to get a preview of what the hurdles would be like, so I assembled my own very unofficial set! (4 traffic cones, a child’s see saw and a paint bucket) ( We videotaped this as well which you can watch.)
I went down to a nearby school in Westchester where they have a have a track and laid them out.
Then I did a lap on the track, approaching the hurdles at speed. Let’s just say I thought I looked pretty good until I saw the videotape……not only was my hurdling about 2 feet too low, but I had the loping gait of a giraffe….plus I couldn’t get the timing right so that my last step before the hurdle was on my left foot, the one I want to push off on for the hurdle….so that’s one event that will need work.
On the upside, I wasn’t as exhausted after my run today, so that’s good.
Tomorrow, a different venue: training along the East river by Stuyvesant Town.
Enjoy the video and I’ll check back soon.
