I know that in the past there has been many a thread on the pose method of running. I have decided to give it a try due to too many injuries in the past itbs etc, I over pronate and have one leg 1/2 inch shorter than the other. Anyway I gave it a go on monday, did about 3.5 miles, and have been unable to walk properly on tuesday, and still having problems today due to v bad pains in calves. I know this should pass as obviously these muscles haven't been used so extensively before. Just after a bit of encouragement really, as I really want to give this method a go.
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Also have you been trying out the various drills in the DVD or book? I'd count these in your overall mileage as of course they are also working the calf muscles quite intensively.
Good ways of helping your legs recover and re-build more quickly would be a) sports massage and b) the cold water thing as per the "cold bathes?" thread further down this forum page.
Good luck with it anyway - there's a long Pose thread on the General forum which is a bit rambling now so I can understand you posting a new thread. Pose is working for quite a few of us now and we nearly all went through an initial soreness phase. In fact I overdid it and got a slight muscle tear so had to take a few weeks out, but all's well now.
Please take care before embracing this too enthusiastically. I got awful shin splints when I did it which put me out for nearly 3 weeks and screwed up my FLM.
I think the Pirie book is a great read and he has some good points to make. It's helped me to realise that leg speed is important rather than big aggressive strides and I made big improvements from that.
However, his notion that modern running shoes are all basically a waste of time and green flash plimsolls are all a real man really needs is all very well, but try running your normal training in racing flats and then see.
another test of balance/pose is to run on a muddy slippery but flat field in slippery ordinary running shoes. If you're skidding around then it's likely that you are either not landing under your CoG or you are still pushing off the ground rather than pulling up. (Just don't blame me if you get all muddy!)
meant that we had to develop efficient technique!"
Gordon Pirie
Running on gravelly surfaces also shows up any wasted energy in technique scuffing quite effectively.
You are definitely right to persevere though, it is a much nicer way of running.
Have a go at the barefoot running as well, apart from anything it feels so much easier than running in big clumpy trainers (I haven't tried the running on gravel though, I think I might give that one a miss! Ouch!)
P.S Thought the Gordon Pirie book was brilliant, realised that everything you could do wrong regarding running, I was doing. I'm working hard now on putting it all right.