"I hadn't heard Chim Chi mentioned since the 70s. There were a few articles about the head guru and his followers in RW back then. It was a religious cult that was into long distance running and ultra marathoning."
I think that was Sri Chinmoy.
"I hadn't heard Chim Chi mentioned since the 70s. There were a few articles about the head guru and his followers in RW back then. It was a religious cult that was into long distance running and ultra marathoning."
I think that was Sri Chinmoy.
fUrCeOsNhN wrote:
"If I had to "design" a perfect runner I would make him/it a forefoot striker..."
Yes, it would be a breeze to run 26.2 miles on your forefoot. No danger of a fracture in one of the small bones in the foot at all especially in a road racer with minimal cushion.
anyone know? wrote:
Whatever happened to tempo runs, intervals, fartlek, and good ol' hammering 'till you drop? Is this the pussification of this sport? I guarantee you the Kenyans, Ethiopians, Japanese, Eritreans, etc. don't use ChiRunning methods to get on the podium.
I guarantee you the Americans don't use ChiRunning methods to get on the podium either. You need to learn to seperate elite racing from weekend 5k's. Me running a 15:30 5k at my local race is about as impressive as dropping 30 pts. at men's league basketball.
They won't be in business for long. It's called a trend.
I've looked at it. The principles seem sound enough from a biomechanical standpoint. I've incorporated some of the recommedations on posture, pushoff, hip rotation, etc. It takes a lot of concentration at first, but as with everything else, you practice it enough and it becomes effortless. It has definitely helped me stay in a more efficient style when I start to tire in a marathon. Has it helped improve my 5K times? No.
I don't agree with all the hyperbole that if you use that style strength training, intervals, etc. become obsolete. That may be true for a 3:30 marathoner who can only fit 50 mpw into his schedule, but obviously it's not a universal truth.
It's interesting that the proponents of chirunning claim it's modeled after how the Africans run, but then it makes training recommendations that are totally different from what the Africans do. Obviously that's just to sell books to casual marathoners.
Open your mind, but think for yourself. If you can.
open mind wrote:
it amazes me how you elitist track geeks are ready to demean any running coach/approach/method outside of the accepted orthodox.
lets face it THE SPORT OF RUNNING IS IN A CRISIS.
just about EVERY elite athlete is/was on drugs
high school athletes are on drugs
anybody who is a part of this sport KNOWS that many elite division 1 colleges have extreme problems with eating disorders, stress fractures and many other health/injury related problems ALL DUE TO STRESS PLACED ON THE BODY FROM RUNNING.
who knows maybe this chi stuff can help. many of my athletes are doing yoga with great results, maybe this is similar?
as a coach and "old timer" i'm sitting here thinking thank god, maybe people will finally go back to enjoying running instead of killing themselves
BS post of the day.
I spent the first 20 years of my running career being told my forefoot strike was BAD and that heel strking was GOOD. Now I can not only run on my toes, but get paid for telling others to do so also? Strange, strange world we live in.
...if a renowned jumps coach like Randy Huntington can generate improvement in 5k times in middle aged women by doing sprint-type drills,
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2266445&page=1
then I say to the chirunner proponents to take their book and concepts, shine it up, turn it sideways, and proceed to shove it down their roody-poo, candy ass!