A small update from the injured runner: I am up to walking about 3 miles in an hour. I walk much slower than I used to but it’s nice to get outside and walk with my dog (4 year old Springer Spaniel, Maggie). There is one small, yet significant detail I wasn’t at all prepared for…MUSCLE PAIN! I haven’t felt tired muscles in such a long time, especially in my feet. I have a new found love and appreciation for The Stick and my foam roller. I can definitely see now how many people can get discouraged and don’t get back into running.

I, however, have a deadline. As soon as I heard about the Safari Park Half Marathon (March 13, 2011) I immediately signed up. I knew that I wouldn’t be quite ready for a full marathon by then, but a half sounded feasible. As part of my motivation, I designed a resistance training program for myself as well as a running schedule that will begin as soon as my body tells me it is (along with heeding advice from the pro’s).

I saw someone running early this morning. He looked so happy to be trotting along the foggy trail near my house. I was jealous and, for the first time, elated knowing that soon that will be me. My advice to anyone who is injured is not to give up. Listen to the docs first, but don’t give up. Do the work, the PT exercises that are given to you aren’t just for your amusement, they are meant to get you back to life. I also suggest to set realistic expectations. It’s helped me a lot to think about the days ahead with hope, but not conviction. I don’t super upset if I don’t complete a walk or a workout feeling exactly how I would hope, but I try to see the benefit. It’s very discouraging to be so tired from only walking a few miles when I used to be able to run many hours at a time, but this is where I am right now, so this is what I’ll do to get where I want to be.

I’m very excited to be running the Safari Park Half in March. I’m also very excited that soon after that (mid April), SDRI will put on a trail half marathon. There is nothing but good to come with the New Year. If you’re planning on starting a running program, come by the store for some ideas or to get more information about our Half Marathon Training Group.

See you all out there!!! RUN!!!! ENJOY!!!

Dr. Runco is a U.S. Navy and Gulf War Veteran. Graduating as a Doctor of Chiropractic he began private practice in San Diego in 2000. He has been a professor of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biomechanics at various colleges and continues to teach continuing education in the fields of rehabilitation, custom orthotics and athletic taping. He is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  He is also an orthopedic doctor that specializes in treating foot injuries and problems.

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I have had the experience of being involved in running a fair. It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. The mapping and planning, the rushing and coordinating, the general craziness of making sure things go as planned had my adrenalin pumping full force for the whole time.

I’m not going to walk you through every detail of how to run a fair, thought I’m sure some of you would benefit from some of the mistakes we made and more importantly, from some of our logistical and financial success. But I want to tell you about an improvised solution to a problem that is the number two fair killer (number one is bad weather) not enough people.

Like any part or event you might be hosting or attending, that last thing you want is no one to show up. I vividly remember going to a birthday party of a classmate of mine in grade school. He was all excited about everyone coming to his house after school for his party. I didn’t want to go but my parents made me. I was the only one who came. It was a nightmare. But back to my original point, how do you make sure people come to your fair.

There are some standard ways, advertising on a local newspaper, if your budget permits then on the radio and television as well. Some put a lot of stock in flyers. The list goes on. But everyone know that the most effective way to get people to come to your event is that one way that you have very little control over; word of mouth.

It’s something you can’t pay for and no one really knows how to get it going but if it does get going you’re going to make it. However, I realized that so many people come to a fair or event and call their friends and family and tell them to come if the event is good and not to waste there time if it is bad. So I thought of a stupid trick to try to make the fair look fuller. After all nothing tells people that there is a lot of fun going on that a crowded event. So I went to my brother in laws warehouse and borrowed twenty mannequins. I loaded them in the truck and got them outfitted in our fair shirts and brought them to the fair ground. Then I put them inside and next to as many booths as I had mannequins.

I know that this probably did not have a major effect on that turnout of the fair but it was still an idea. If you have any suggestions about how to get word of mouth going please comment or post an article of your own. I would be very grateful.

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Ogilvie’s view that we required resolution was favored by all the women. A woman said that when she began to run, she felt good and thought it was a great joy. In our society, girls did not have the same feeling to boys. But it really demanded for courage. Another woman said that a woman who participated in a competition should win a medal, because she broke the deep-rooted stereotype in people’s heart.

More and more women bounded to break this idea. In my home, my younger sister always runs. Alice, who is my wife has run seven miles. Birney Park, which was under the high-slope in my hometown, has many women run in it. Every time I went to work in Manhattan, I would like to run in the Central Park. There are always some women running in a small road around the reservoir.

There were many women took part in running, their purpose was to keep healthy. Orison Otto recalled his mood at the age of 29. When we were over twelve years old, our body would decrease and my body also declined at the age of twelve. Because of that I did not keep my eyes on how to keep healthy. I lost my stamina if I had it before.

If you caught a sight of my diseases, not only my physical frail, but also my illness. I suffered from insomnia, constipation and migraines, which lasted for bout two days and happened two times per month. I was grumpy and nervous. Back in the past, I thought I never had a real life.

Kathleen Lance started to run on account of another reason. He took up this activity under the too much pressure. He was overweight, because he smoked too much. Then he suffered from high blood pressure and was scared. I went to a quack; he told me that I did not have to worry. He also told me not to eat a little salt. If my blood pressure continued to rise a few months later, he would give me a prescription. I knew that the pills not only had horrible side effects, but also could make you despondent; because I had read some introductory articles of this high blood pressure pills. Once you took this drug, you could not leave it in your life. It was not my wish to take the pills. I heard that blood pressure could be reduced by jogging. So I bought the new aerobic study that was written by Doctor Cooper. I began jogging after I read the book. Miss Lance’s blood pressure has been normal, in fact, the normal low. She and other women who took part in running also felt another side effect’s advantages Details would be talked below.

What should women do when they take part in running at the first time. As we mentioned at the first part of this article; women’s running was similar with men’s running. Therefore, the principles outlined in other sections would apply to both men and women. However, because of that women’s features on anatomy and physical, also some common danger for women than for men. There are differences between men and women. Women would encounter more trouble than men when they went to buy running clothes. They can not find the suitable breeches. But, so far, no special breeches were made for women. Men’s similar running shorts could buy in tennis stores. But the price was a little expensive. Many women would wear bathing trunks in summer as a solution to this problem.

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Competitive or not, a good running form is essential to have. Proper running mechanics can save from injuries and is a big factor in running faster and in a more efficient manner. Practicing these running positions will make a big difference in your running progress. In this article, we will discuss briefly the proper form when running.

Head
The head is an important part of the body to focus on when running. The alignment of the neck and back depends on the position of the head as you run. So when you run, never look down on your feet. The ideal position would be to look straight ahead of you and keep your chin in (don’t let it jut out). Scan the horizon and enjoy the scenery ahead of you. This running form must be maintained at all times.

Shoulders and Torso
Shoulders must be level – don’t let them dip side to side as you run. Maintain a position where they don’t reach your ears and let them loose. Most likely when you start to get tired, you will try to pull your shoulders up out of exhaustion. Never do this. Instead, shake your shoulders to take off the tension. The position of the torso is dependent on the head and the shoulder’s position. The torso must also be in a straight position [stretch yourself up to your full height] in order to breathe more effectively and have an optimum stride length. This running form is commonly referred to as “running tall’ position.

Arms and Hands
The arms must be kept in a relaxed position between the waist and lower chest with the elbows bent at a 90 degree angle. Every swing of the arms helps in propelling the body forward, but never swing across the body. Hands must not be clenched in a tight fist, but should be relaxed and in a position where the fingers are touching lightly the palm of your hands. If you start to feel the tension in your hands, try dropping your arms to your sides and then start to shake them. Do this for a few seconds only.

Legs and Feet
If you are a sprinter, you need to lift your knees high in order to maximize your leg power. But if you are a distance runner, a slight lifting of your knees plus a quick turnover and shorter strides are the appropriate running form. You can’t sustain the high knee lift when you are running for longer distances. As you run, landing in between your heels and midfoot is required with every step, along with hitting the ground lightly. Keep the ankles in a flexed position to promote a better push as you roll yourself forward.

For more information about this article, please check out Discover Proper Running Form, and Run to Finish.

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There has been a lot of misinformation out there about the specifications of the pose running technique. I will try my very best to clear the air and avoid confusing you further with this short overview. Take note however that pose running technique is not as simple as it is made out look and there are many details that can’t fit in a short article. However, the basic principle is that gravity is maximized when falling and minimized by counterbalance.

The mantra for the running technique is “pull” “pose” “fall” and this accurately describes the motion of each action and how it depends on the preceding action. For the technique to be correctly executed, all these three have to be in place. Removing any will render the others useless. There is one more element used to describe how frequent the movements are, and this is called cadence this makes the four basic elements in pose running to be pull, pose, fall and cadence.

Pose

This is the easiest of the lot. The pose adopted when running has be such that it is very easy to fall in front when running. The suspended foot is place just under the hip in order to raise the centre of gravity of the body. It also shifts some of the weight of this leg forward thus making it easier to fall forward. It also means the foot will be precisely below the centre of gravity of the body when it touches down when pulling.

Against gravity the pose remains stable. The runner can thus remain in pose almost indefinitely.
The ankles, shoulders and hips are in alignment.
The knee under body weight always has been bent and not straight.
The body’s weight is transmitted to the ground through the foot’s ball as opposed to the heel. There is a small forward lean by the body to make falling easier.

By slightly leaning over from the ankles to the hips, the runners balance is offset hence the tendency to fall in front. Increasing the degree of this lean increases the runners potential to move forward using rotational torque. This angle is most of the time the most important factor in determining how fats a runner can go. A professional sprinter is likely to lean forward almost 20 degree. 22.5 is the maximum that can be sustained by a human when running. According to Doctor Romanov, usain bolt has a lean of about 19.5 degrees.

A well executed fall sees the runner maintain Pose until the pull begins. This means that the runner has to keep the foot under the hip until the pull phase is reached. Many runners are to hasty when dropping out of pose with the result that the land in front of the centre of gravity of the body and on the heel

Fall while maintaining pose by keeping the non supporting leg beneath the hips up to the time of initiation of the pull.
The lean should basically start from the ankles through to the hips.
There is a little lean starting from the shoulder to the hips.

Pull

This probably is the part that many runners find hard to perfectly execute in this technique. There are so many details about the pull that can’t be covered here. The pull literally involves pulling up the foot directly toward the hip. However, this happens the same time the runner is dropping the other non supporting foot back to the ground. This means that a simultaneous exchange occurs when the foot offering support is withdrawn and the other one in the air is brought down to the ground. This is called change of support.

This simultaneous exchange is very vital, if mistimed in any way, the runner will either land in front of the body’s centre of mass thus breaking the rhythm of his step or he will execute a late pull resulting inn a counter balanced step. As earlier mentioned, this counterbalancing prevents falling thus slowing the runner down. Most runners are guilty for both offences, they non-supporting foot is dropped you hastily followed by a late pull both of which contribute to a poor fall.

Fine points

The execution of the pull is very quick.
The runner’s non-supporting foot is not dropped until the beginning of the pull. With correct timing, the runner has to land under the body’s center of mass on the foot’s bal.
A correct landing depends on an accurate execution of the preceding steps. A fore foot landing when forced without the right technique can result in injury.
The pull is followed by the runner getting back into the pose.

Cadence.

This simply refers to how quickly the runner executes the pull, fall and pose. The ideal cadence should be 180 steps each minutes or even faster. Most skilled sprinters have a cadence of between 180 and 200 steps each minute while the really fast sprinters can get up to 300 steps.

The behind the optimum cadence being set at 180 steps or more has a lot to do with the makeup of the tendons in the body. Tendons are elastic bands which when stretched store potential energy which can be used to power contractions of the muscles. but unlike normal elastic bands, energy in tendons quickly dissipates. In order to take full advantage off this a cadence of over 180 steps is required.

The basics behind pose running look simple and straight forward and they are, in theory simple. However many people find it very hard to implement this technique. The main reasons range from sticking to old habits, being unresponsive to the body’s need and extremely high expectations so why not try a new running technique today?

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