The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement

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This book started promising about the author's theory about utilising the fascia system for elastic energy for easier running. However, I keep yearning for showing me more about it (the fascia). Instead the book talks about the author's journey or pursuits of various coaches and athletes and getting them to sign up with him or agreeing with him, at the same time sharing little info on the fascia. The book starts well, and I was pleasantly surprised, as it was a lot better than Born to Run, which was a hyperbolic, driveling yawn fest, that reminded me of a badly written magazine article. Running technique has to be one of the most subjective issues out there: 10 minutes' investigation on the internet will generally confuse rather than confirm what you should or should not be doing. Mother Nature gave us some amazing gifts as runners - if we rediscover them and use them, we can transform our dynamic and everyday movement.' (Shane Benzie) Called “one of the best and smartest distance running coaches in America” by Runner’s World’s Amby Burfoot, Greg McMillan is renowned for his ability to combine the science of endurance performance with the art of real-world coaching. While getting his graduate degree in Exercise Science he created the ever-popular McMillan Running Calculator – called “The Best Running Calculator” by Outside Magazine. A National Champion runner himself, Greg coaches runners from beginners to Boston Qualifiers (15,000+ and counting!) to Olympians. I almost gave this book two stars, but there were some interesting moments and I do think he's on to something with the fascia theory. I will spare you the time reading this book and provide the best takeaways:

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There's a ton of good in here for anyone interested in running more comfortably and faster. The form advice and running mechanics and technique information are fantastic. I'm not sold on the science-y bits or the author's explanatory model - even if his illustrative examples (elite runners) pass the eye test - and unfortunately I think it is, to some extent at least, a matter of trying it for yourself. The Lost Art of Running is an opportunity to join running-technique-analyst coach and movement guru Shane Benzie on his journey across five continents as he trains with and analyses the running style of some of the most gifted athletes on the planet. Really helpful form cues in the latter part of the book that certainly made it worth a read. Overall though I wasn't convinced by the scientific basis of the authors observations. I'm convinced that Shane's insights were were instrumental in me winning the Marathon des Sables for a second time' Elisabet Barnes, coach and athleteI run for the feeling of freedom, to be lost in the moment. My unconscious drive to run, is knowing how it feels not being able to walk. Unfortunately , with me running comes with the price of pain, especially post exercise. 5 years ago, a seemingly easy meniscus operation on both legs (at the same time) turned into a drama recovery. As of today I am still “recovering”. After running normal walking is almost literally walking on egg shells, moving so carefully not to hurt the knees too much.. Anyway to cut a long story short, run or no run, pain, stiffness and swelling I will have anyway. Therefore why not run and enjoy these moments to the fullest? And why not try to improve technique to have an opportunity to become a better runner and maybe even have less pain? Here I was. I thought I was a runner. Now, I realize that I know next to nothing about it. That I have been doing nothing more than a glorified foot plod all along. Sigh. This is a depressing book. Fartlek No. 3, Week 3—After a warm-up, perform five to six surges lasting 2 minutes, with a 1-minute jog between each hard effort. Your effort should be very similar to 5K race pace effort. This workout stimulates your VO2 max but also helps you become more comfortable at 5K race pace. You’ll find this helpful in your first races where many runners start too fast and fade in the end.

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Running technique has to be one of the most subjective issues out 10 minutes' investigation on the internet will generally confuse rather than confirm what you should or should not be doing. Mother Nature gave us some amazing gifts as runners – if we rediscover them and use them, we can transform our dynamic and everyday movement.' Shane Benzie He has also done quite a lot of work with elite ultra runners. Many of who's experiences are included in the book - like for example: The basis of the book or his theory is that we should utilising the fascia system, basically to run with more bounce and elasticity in our strides, run tall, run like the Kenyan, land in the tripod of the feet(midfoot). Our training should be focusing on forms, rather than efforts, eg less training time but more quality in terms of focusing on forms (not efforts such as pushing hard paces). He also advocates for videoing ourselves when we run. On my second run getting the form was more easy already and I was able to focus on feet landing and cadence. And again it really does make a difference. Running becomes really much more natural and takes much less effort! After almost a year of trying to put some of the advice into practice (mostly stopping heel striking, and paying better attention to my posture), I did find that the occasional ankle or knee discomforts went away.The Lost Art of Running is an opportunity to join running technique analyst coach and movement guru Shane Benzie on his journey across five continents as he trains with and analyses the running style of some of the most gifted athletes on the planet. Part narrative, part practical, this adventure takes you to the foothills of Ethiopia and the ‘town of runners’; to the training grounds of world-record-holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments. Full Book Name: The Lost Art of Running: One Man’s Mission to Rediscover Our Capacity for Effortless Running If you had to write a guide called, 'How to make an instant coffee', and the objective was to clearly explain the steps involved in making a cup, you might start your guide like this...

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Part narrative, part practical, this adventure takes you to the foothills of Ethiopia and the 'town of runners'; to the training grounds of world record holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments.He has literally travelled all over the planet to work with athletes and indigenous people in Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya & Morocco), South America (Peru) & North America, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, India, Nepal, Bahrain, France and the United Kingdom.