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Chi Running PostureCathy begins by connecting bio-mechanically correct movement with more effective running. More effective running means different things to different people. For some, more effective running means more speed. For other, it's distance. For many masters runners speed and distance arerelevant, but the real key to effective running is pain free running. Four chi running posture components are covered: Feet The feet should be hip width apart and parallel, both before and during running. The chi runner should feel their entire foot on the ground - with both the knees and feet relaxed. This is also what happens during each stride: Feet connecting with the ground with a mid-foot placement, knees relaxed, feet and ankles relaxed. Spine "Lengthen" your spine with correct alignment of neck, head, and hips. Cathy Greist's explanation of this is excellent. Pelvis The pelvis should be level - not tilted too far forward or too far backwards - with key postural components all in alignment. Lean to run That's right, Cathy illustrates the "lean" that begins chi running. Chi running uses lean as a kind of gas pedal: the more you lean, the faster you go because you're working with gravity!
Chirunning posture and chi running principles are simply the ingredients of good running form packaged in a consistent and logical way using T'ai Chi as a foundation. Others have had the same idea - good running posture is the cure for awkward running form. The Russian coach Nicholas Romanov created the Pose running method founded on the same principals. Romanov noticed Ethiopian distance champion Haile Gebrselassie and the US sprinter Michael Johnson had something special in their running. They were born with perfect running technique.
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