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Apr 2007
9:50pm, 1 Apr 2007
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Forest Runner
Thanks CT. Well, I won't be able to afford the Chi running book and DVD now 
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Apr 2007
7:03am, 2 Apr 2007
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cabletow
No, the forum (http://www.chirunning.com/bulletinboard/index.php) says wear what ever shoes you are wearing, in fact they suggest you start with a stability shoe so the kayanos are fine. The Chi running lot are cool over shoes, unlike the pose lot who seem to bang on about H streets all the time.
I did my first attempt this am and as I sit here typing I feel quite good. It may be because it was a short run 3.64m, at a slow pace 8.26, but my legs feel warm and no niggles.
Before I started off I did a few stationary drills and then leant into the run. I tried to keep focussed on my pelvis keeping it tucked up under me and keepin my back straight and leaning into the run. to focus on rotating my body around a central pin I used my fingers of my R hand as a little man running in time with my steps and that kept my rhythm going. I also at times pretended I was carrying ski poles and using them as I would in the bumps, elbows out fairly frim through the shoulders and elbows, wrists flicking back only this keeps my weight forward.
Whilst i was not "as fleet as a deer" I was trying to keep light on my feet and did enjoy it more than I have done for a long time, My calf feels warm but not painful at all and the knee is fine. I may stiffen up later though. I am excited again about runnign and cannot wait to get out for my next one.
Whilst not all of this may be Chi and it may not make any sense these are the things I was thinking about as I ran and it may help
Now WP I hope you got some sleep. Keeping light on your feet means you are light on your knees.
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Apr 2007
10:07am, 2 Apr 2007
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cabletow
Only slight inclines
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Apr 2007
10:43am, 2 Apr 2007
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Stumpy
* lurk *
would be interested to hear how people get on with this.....
CT, yet another bunch of people looked at my feet and gait last week (asics were offering it for free). they were pushing me towards stability shoes (kayano) but agreed that they don't do the right width fitting. but they agreed one foot neutral one foot pronating. sigh.
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Apr 2007
11:02am, 2 Apr 2007
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cabletow
will keep you posted
have you tried to get the double AA fitting
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Apr 2007
11:04am, 2 Apr 2007
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Mikuro
I have been reading the book and taken a few of the ideas on board with my running - i.e. leaning (not from your waist but with your whole body) as well as breathing techniques, mid-foot striking and thinking of your limbs as pendulms moving from/with your central core. I haven't noticed any huge difference but I do feel more comfortable on and after my runs and it does seem to make the whole process a bit easier!
I've not finished the book yet and have yet to do all the pracical things/exercises they recommend but I think it's a great book as it just gets you thinking more about your posture and what your body is doing when it's running.
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Apr 2007
11:06am, 2 Apr 2007
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Stumpy
CT, this was an asics stand at a show. I asked about narrow fittings and the girl said 'we do normal and sometimes a wide fitting'
grrrrrrrrrrr! if the staff don't even know, what hope is there! bah!
PS, I was going to fmail you wasn't i, with some dates and times? ooops. will do it.
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Apr 2007
11:08am, 2 Apr 2007
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cabletow
What I do nKnow is that I need to do something to break this repeat injury cycle and there must be something fundamentally wrong with my technique so I am going to restart with a new technique. Stopping running of course is not an option as we all know
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Apr 2007
11:36am, 2 Apr 2007
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Red Tomato
My theory is we need to look at how hunter gatherers run, surely we are built to run but, since we no longer need to chase our food over the plains, our bodies have adapted, we must have been designed in the first place to run without injury.
just a theory, probably complet tosh but i thought i would share it with you.
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Apr 2007
11:40am, 2 Apr 2007
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Stumpy
hmmm, good point, RT, but they probably didn't run long distances - more like quick sprints to grab prey or kill it. the following the food over the plains was probably long distance walking...... (which is the theory behind MBT walking trainers, mimicing the rolling walking gait of masai. or so they say....)
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