Do you remember
the story about the four blind men who stood at different positions around an
elephant?
A king explains to them:
All of you are right. The reason
every one of you is telling it differently is because each one of you touched
the different part of the elephant. So, actually the elephant has all the
features you mentioned.[2]Wikipedia
There are some great methods out there to
teach running basics. Be sure to take advantage of them, but remember greatness
finally comes in synergy and flow.
Running is about
Land on you
forefoot
Land on your
mid-foot
Avoid
striking with your heel
And better
you will feel.
Your feet
now shod with shoes that are minimal
Or shoes
with separate toes, in fact for shoes you’ve tried them all.
Perhaps
running really is all about the feet,
Or here is
an idea that is really neat,
Our biggest
muscle is in our seat.
So let’s
make running all about the glutes.
Mighty
extenders of the hip those powerful,
Powerful things we call glutes.
We do our squats,
our bridging, and we lunge
With a great
derriere we are ready now to take the plunge.
We build
those buttocks till they are round
And now we
can thrust backward into the ground.
Maybe
running really is about our butt,
Or lest you
think I am a nut
Let us
consider another idea.
Perhaps it
is all about the lean
Perhaps we
just work with gravity
That is all
there is to this activity.
So to go
forward maybe we don’t push at all
Maybe all we
do is fall.
Then what is
important is this
We don’t
push at all but simply lift.
No pushing
for propulsion at all
Just lift
the foot and let it fall.
So running
is as simple as
Allowing us the discover the Psoas,
Or maybe just maybe the running movement is so complex
That it can’t be completely described with words or text.
Maybe it is all the above things and more
Please don’t forget how it flows through the core.
Running never really exists in its parts,
But the flow through the whole body creates its art.
Running with skill is a thing of beauty.
Feel toe to head and in between, everything moving in synergy.
Running really is about harmony.
Running is a whole body activity.
Try this lesson
Lesson #5: Feeling the running movement in standing.
Stand and place all
your weight on the right foot. The left foot is on the ground, but is used only
for balance. There is no weight on the left foot. Now begin to turn on the
right hip joint toward the left. Do only a small movement. Make sure your face
is looking forward and not turning to the left as you do this movement. Keep the
left leg un-weighted. Do this many times.
·
Can you feel
yourself getting taller on your standing leg, the right leg?
·
Can you feel the
twisting, spiraling movement in your spine?
Bend your right elbow to at least 90 degrees. Continue
to do this movement of turning to the left on the right hip joint as you allow
your bent right elbow to come forward and your right hand to come forward and
up. Bend your left elbow to at least 90
degrees. Let the left elbow move backward with the movement you are doing. Notice
the very strong spiraling effect created that lifts you upward.
·
What does the
left knee want to do? Let the left knee bend.
·
What does the
left heel want to do? Let the left heel come off the ground.
·
What is the left hip doing?
Take time to get
clear on all of these sensations. Then do the lesson on the other side, with
the left leg being the standing leg.
Let all of this go and go for a run!
Does this lesson teach you everything
about running? Of course the answer is no. But this lesson does allow you to
experience the flow of running from head to foot.
Till next time Enjoy-
Scott
Transcendent-running.com
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