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Totally shocked at just how un-fit I've become in 12 months. But that aside, it was great to be out plodding again.
I found it a lot more difficult than I imagined. I ended the session with a slight ache in my lower back, which I guess means I was leaning forward at the waist.
Best of all though - no niggles from my groin (the reason for my 12 mnth lay-off)
I have been ChiRunning for a good few months now - the lower back /abs twinges are something I got early on - you are probably right in that you may well be bending at the waist instead of from the ankles as I did this too.
I found the best focus on the run to avoid this is joining the dots on your column, both before your run (as described in Danny's book) and also during. I still ocassionally slouch at the waist and find the word "column" is now enough to sort me out and correct my form and immediately I feel as if I am running quicker and easier with no extra effort
Sol - good to hear you're back running again. I'm sure it will all feel much easier in a week or two.
I am interested in this too and I am trying to source a DVD (amazon are providing the book) Do you order the DVD from the American site or from Catherine in Ireland?
Heres to a new beginning. It all sounds like hard work leaning forward and short high cadence stride - Daunting
Danny Dreyer likens it to driving a car and he is spot on - the first Chiruns I did felt pretty weird and I found myself wondering how long I could hold my form for on a long run. Suffice to say it gradually comes and you can adopt different focuses on different runs and let the rest of the body go on to auto-pilot after a while. You will always lapse a little on occasions when you are tired but that is natural and it is what the focuses are for - to pull you back in to the here and now.
Best of luck - it worked for me! no knee pain for months now!
email Catherina McKiernan at chirunning@eircom.net
or go to the web site:
www.chirunning.com
what happens at one of these events is it worth the effort? I have quite a way to travel
the only day she has left is the same day as my neices wedding
oh well next time
I travelled from Surrey to Dublin by train and boat. The fast boat I was booked on was cancelled and the next slow one was 11 hours later so I arrived in Dublin shortly before 7 am instead of at 6 pm. Despite that it was definitely worth the time and the money.
You can't change a lifetime's habits in a day but you can get the conviction (and a demonstration) that it's possible, the encouragement of hearing that it's worked for others (Caterina relates that she's been injury-free since taking up ChiRunning but was constantly injured before) and personal assistance in getting it right.
I also had difficulty e-mailing Catarina, but she will eventually reply. Perhaps someone else who's done the course can remember whether she encouraged us to phone her. I rather recollect that she did.
Ive read most of the book and very good it is too.
Although Iseem to struggle with the lean forward and seem to be too tight in the shoulders
My main fear is that Im not foot striking correctly Im wearing a pair of clunky Asics Cumulus and although comfy are quite high and built up in the heal
What shoes are reccomended for chirunning?
As for the lean, it's a good idea to practice that in front of a wall or similar. Stand about a foot away and let your body fall forward - the wall will stop you landing on your nose so you can relax into it. Before practicing the lean check your posture (join the dots). Also, if you can get to a clean (dog poo free) grassy area or a beach take your shoes off and run. You are likely to find that you'll naturally land mid foot (watch children run they do this naturally), this'll give you a feel for it. It may mean that you need to concsiously do this for a while after years of heel striking or pushing off with your toes. When you go to get some shoes then at least when you try them out, you'll know what to look for.
Anyone else doing 12/5?
started reading the book on the train this morning. I nodded a lot. In agreement, not fatigue.
The venue for April 28 is the Dance Studio at St Mary's College, Twickenham.
This sitehttp://www.smuc.ac.uk/Contact/index.htm
should help.