Dinosaur Speedwork 🦖

[GailXrunning]

Had to share this. Guess we could learn something from the latest research on how two-legged dinosaurs picked up the pace:

theguardian.com/science/202...

[CBDB Graduate10]

😂😂 so when did we lose our tails??? 🤣🤣 Great find!

[GailXrunning in reply to CBDB]

Bring tails back. It’s clearly what we need. An evolutionary reversal.

I think the dino in the film needs to work on its cadence, but has a very nice, light, ground-skimming (‘flossing’) foot strike.🦖

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

🤣🤣🤣👏

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to GailXrunning]

Very gazelle-like action!

[Ian5K Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

😁

Though I think a fat tail like that would get in the way of a fine set of glutes. Maybe that’s why we ditched our tails.

Plus their arms are way too short to be any good. How on earth could they read the stats on their garmin?

[Raisemeup 60minGraduate]

I've often thought that we don't get told to move our arms in a certain way, but we do without thinking! All about balance as it states - now I know our instincts go back to the dynosaur days! Best wishes ☺️

[GailXrunning in reply to Raisemeup]

⚖️ Hope you are well!

[Raisemeup 60minGraduate]

Yes thanks Gail, I'm OK, plodding on towards a 10k - one day!

[GailXrunning in reply to Raisemeup]

Well, maybe if you grow one of those tails….!

Great to see you and to hear that you’re running.

[nowster Graduate10]

Is this why so many lady runners have ponytails? 🤣

[GailXrunning in reply to nowster]

I think that adversely changes the centre of gravity.🤔

[Hidden]

Strange... last week I was thinking about how much I'd love having a tail...

[GailXrunning in reply to Hidden]

Coincidences! Now you have a rationale too. 😉

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

Love it, do you think plastic surgeons will start doing a roaring trade in giving people tails now 😂🤣🦖🦕

[GailXrunning in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Brilliant! But I imagine the connection of tail to body needs to facilitate expressive and functional movement.

[MerryLynette]

I'm very relieved to read that the swinging of our arms is the comparison....at first I was wondering how I was going to swing my bum🤭