Inspirational Commercial Ad - Break Free

Happy Weekend everyone.

This is an Inspirational Commercial Ad, titled "Break Free". Unfortunately, this ad did not make it to the TV, as Adidas ignored the 26yr old filmmaker's proposal.

My takeaway from the ad is - There are people who will you hinder you from achieving what you want, but there are also people who will help you to get what you want. And Most Importantly, You need to have the fire to get what you want, and it is difficult to achieve the goals by yourself.

The Science of Running (In Mandarin)

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfL9JLuOMbd-zdzF0OBpplA

Saw some interesting videos on the Science of Running presented by Taiwanese Coach Hsu Kuo-Feng.

Happy Watching!

VIDEO 1 : ON THE BODY'S ENERGY SYSTEM

This video explains the aim and purposes of the 6 intensity level and 5 heart rates zone.

VIDEO 2 : ON CADENCE & VERTICAL OSCILLATION

This video explains running cadence, vertical oscillation and their relations between cadence, vertical oscillation and efficiency. 

VIDEO 3 : ON GROUND CONTACT TIME

This video explains the impact of heel-strike and forefoot landing on the duration of ground contact time.

p/s - You can read up more at Coach Hsu Kuo-Feng's blog via http://rocky549.blogspot.tw/

My Running Video - Vacation Running @ Sydney 2014

I tried capturing this running video with my POV camera while running from Four Seasons Hotel to the famous Sydney Opera House and back.

Sydney 5km Run from Simon Leng on Vimeo.

Note: The video is not fantastic and I had issues with stabilisation as this was the first time I recorded a first person video during a run. If you have any knowledge or recommendations to help me improve my running motion recordings, do feel free to comment in this post. Your help will be very much appreciated. :)

Science of Marathon Running by Dr. Joe Hanson

This is an informational running video 101 that explains the origin of marathon running, how our body works  and the experiences of running a marathon. Enjoy!