RUNNING TO AVOID INJURY USING MARTIAL ARTS TECHNIQUES

RUNNING TO AVOID INJURY USING MARTIAL ARTS TECHNIQUES

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Chi Runners Poised for Softer Landings

by Allison Aubrey

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Lori Cheung

The one-legged posture is the basis for chi running technique. The leg in the air should be relaxed from the knee down, with toe dropped.

Your Questions on Running

Arthritis, bunions, knee pain and shin splints; it's a pernicious group of injuries that frequently conspires to keep runners off the road.

Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and Danny Dreyer, founder of the ChiRunning method, answer your questions about how to make running work for you.

Read their responses.

Lori Cheung

Danny Dreyer demonstrates the alignment for his chi running technique: the back is straight, lower abdominals are slightly crunched, which helps keep the pelvis level, and the upper body is slightly forward. The idea is that every time your foot hits the ground, your shoulder, hip bones and ankle should be in a straight line. That way, your weight is supported by your frame, not your muscles.

If you watch world-class runners, says Cucuzzella, "They're landing right under their center of body mass. They're lifting their legs, not pushing off."

Softening the Impact

Tue 24th

Steady run over the sandhills with some surges [ going through the gears] increasing my body lean and relaxing my legs, the more lean the faster you go, AWESOME when I get it right, need more practice! =43 mins

SODS LAW

Beautiful weather today, after the atrocious winds of yesterday!
Got hold of DANNY DREYER'S CHI RUNNING DVD and its made me realize that am not engaging enough body lean or relaxing my legs enough . so now i have the DVD i will put most my energy into improving my CHI RUNNING before worrying about running good races, long term it will pay big dividends.
Had a enjoyable run over the sandhills, felt pretty good after yesterday's race.
easy - steady = 41 mins

TIME FOR SPEED

After morning rain the sun came out and it turned into a beautiful warm afternoon, we have waited for this weather for so long,April has been a succession of cold windy drab days. I headed to the park once again taking in the warm sunshine and the sight of the new leaves and blossom on the trees and bushes, bright colours of reds,yellows,purple and every shade of green shimmering in the bright sunlight. I was filled with a sense of new life and hope! once inside vic park i ran a slow mile, 6.13 a fast mile 5.20 [my fastest in over 3 years!] and then finished with a steady 6.04 mile. my work was done!
= 35mins