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thank you Chouette
funny my dautgher has been accepted this year to study socieology at St.marys
are we expecting some from info Catherina I was told that she would email me nearer the time couldnt get much nearer than this
Cabletow will let you know all about it
Also I've got slight shin splints.Do you think I can start training in this method straight away despite this?
Ian.
also it is the best chance to avoid injuring yourself again
havin' a bit of trouble with Fig. 13 on page 67. My boobs are clearly bigger than hers...
Looking forward to hearing what everybody thought of the session today.
The exercises we did as far as I can remember are all from the book, but the reason to go on a course like this is to have an expert look at what you're doing and comment, adjust and perfect, especially as a lot of it is down to fractions of inches, and is stuff we are not necessarily aware of our bodies doing or not doing. Catherina provided that, and it was good that there were only eight of us so we got plenty of individual attention, but I'd have liked even more reassurance just to be certain that I was doing it right, especially when actually running.
The video of us running was taken first thing. It's good to see a before, but I'd have liked to have seen an after as well, and have that compared with the before and commented on, so we can go away with something to work on.
Couple of other things I didn't realise before I went: you might as well turn up in running gear as you'll need to be in it straight away, though there are changing rooms; lunch - soup, sandwiches, rolls, water, OJ, tea and coffee - was provided and included in the price.
What do the others think?
Oh great - videos - bang goes the runner that lives in my mind, you know the one that runs just like Haille gabrisalasse, I might get to meet the slow fat bloke who always gets in the way between the sun and I when I catch sight of where my shadow should be.
Do you feel you have learned alot from the course and do you think it will help you with your running?
Not a great deal I can add to Eva's excellent account. Yes, it would have been useful to see an "after" video. I think Catherina did say at the start of the day that there would be one so I guess we just ran out of time. Perhaps you 12 May guys will have more luck.
I like to make notes too and tried to jot down the main points on the train back to London. I do feel I've now memorised the order of things to do to check posture, whereas before I had to keep looking them up in the book.
Ian - there's also a Chi Walking book, which may be a good place to start if you're comiing back from injury. Someone else on the course was saying it's worthwhile getting that book too.
Neil - as I understand it midfoot striking is no guarantee you will lean correctly. You may be leaning from the waist or the hips whereas you need to lean from the ankles. One thing that surprised me slightly on the course was that when you're running slowly you hardly need to lean at all, just maintain good posture.
I was surprised how awful I look when I run on the video no wonder my shoulders and calfs ache all the time
It was interesting how much emphasis was put on pelvic alignment,in the book there is a little bit about this but you realize its vital to the whole movement
I went home and re-read all the chapters on posture and getting your back straight
I think its worth the effort to have the training course probably sooner rather than later as you coud develop bad habits and they could be harder to "unlearn"
There should be very little muscular activity and your legs shoud remain loose all the time the only time your calf should be tense is the fracion of a second it is taking your weight as your foot hits the ground
I have a question about cadence - the book mentions 85 to 90 steps per minute which seems quite a slow stride rate whereas POSE seems to have a minimum of 180 steps per minute.
I would be interested to know what people on here use, there is big difference between the two methods.
Thanks to anyone who can help!
apart from the low cadence, no lean, heel striking in front of the centre of gravity..anything else wrong????
Can't really help with your youtube clip, I'm sure there are people with muhc more experience than me who could look at it.
If the cadence seems to high it means your stride length is too long.
One of the great principles in the book in my opinion in that the process is the goal, and any improvement in any part of the process will lead to benefits.
I think Chi Running is a really good concept but it'll take a long time, if not a life time, to learn.
my heart rate soars when I try to get it right no matter how much I shorten my steps
I seem to tense every muscle in my body, and especially some across the front of my chest get worn out in a few seconds
I find I don't breathe when I'm counting my steps or running to the metronome
and as soon as I get fractionally out of sync with the metronome, I totally lose it.
Any help much appreciated.