Herr General: “Scip, you magnificent bastard, I read your blog!”

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One other thing, a bit pedantic, but “Africanus” was awarded to Scipio because he defeated Hannibal at Zama, not because he was a native. Unfortunately, your nickname, while a classic, properly belongs to Bob Stoops.

Hey Quan, quit messin around with that salad and get in the puddin!

All that really matters is where you strike on your foot - gotta be on the ball, but don’t point your toes. Just land on the front of your foot and the easiest way to do that is if you have some body lean 4-5 degrees forward. Pick up your heels (think hamstrings, not quads) so they almost touch your ass and try to increase your cadence to the point you almost look like Adrian Peterson at the NFL Combine. Almost.

After a while you’re realize it takes a lot less effort to run with a higher cadence than with longer, lumbering strides striking with the heel first. That just puts undue stress against your feet, ankles, knees, and hips while providing a vector force against the direction you’re trying to run. Yet 90% of people run this way … because nobody realizes there is a correct way to run. Because they are fucking idiots.

The closes Pose certified coach near you is Tim Hill in Walnut Creek.

http://www.posetech.com/services/TimHill.html

Maybe you can verify whether he’s really a cyborg?

Shoot me an e-mail if you have any further questions/revelations.

Most major college programs now have “cool pools” too.

Ours is probably full of pudding.

I’ve seen a lot of training footage of elite athletes where now it’s common practice to jump into a garbage can full of ice water for five minutes after every workout to speed recovery and reduce inflammation response. Most major college programs now have “cool pools” too.

Vasherized:

Now I’m completely dispirited. Not only were my shoes wrong, but I now I have to relearn how run? Jesus.

Seriously, that’s interesting stuff. Do I flail my arms as I’m falling forward or do I hold them above my head and wave them back and forth like a spastic?

Did you need in-person coaching or would I get the gist from watching someone do it?

I went through a similar catharsis/epiphany with the discovery of proper running shoes. That was cool but what was even cooler is to learn actually HOW TO RUN. Once you do that the shoes become less relevant and now I just run in Adidas flats. More heel support = more injuries, Nike studies bear out that fact. Yet every shoe on the shelf seems to have Nitrogen-powered shocks that do the heavy lifting for you. WRONG.

Turns out I had a stress fracture in my L5 from 20 years of soccer, running, skiing, a soft bed, bad posture, etc. My chiro here in Austin got my back straightened out and also happened to be a certified running coach of the Pose method, founded by former Olympic runner and coach Dr. Nicholas Romanov. Dude still can’t speak English after 20 years in the country but run great you will!

The basic idea is you always want to be falling forward, striking mid foot behind the ball of your toes, never on the heel. Instead of pushing off with your toe you want to always think PULL UP using your hamstrings. High cadence, 160-180 steps per minute, stride length is dependent on how fast you go but you always want to strike with your center of gravity directly over your foot.

So if you want to glide by the Presidio like a sprite Kenyan, check out the Pose Method. Your calves will scream like Mike Gundy for the first few jogs but its all downhill on prozac from there …meanwhile, enjoy the shoes.

www.posetech.com