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

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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. Fartlek No. 2, Week 2—After a warm-up, perform four to five surges lasting 3 to 5 minutes each with a 1- to 2-minute jog in between. Your effort should be slightly faster than 10K race pace effort but not as fast as in Fartlek No. 1. Most runners find this to be at about 80 to 85 percent of full effort. Research indicates that running at this intensity for a total of 15 to 20 minutes results in a higher lactate threshold—the balance point between the production of lactic acid and your ability to keep it from building up. 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 This book is about the author's theory without any scientific basis, eg control group, about running/training. It's full of stories about his athletes and race reports from his athletes which have very little to do with the theory. I looked up his firth athlete, his performance (eg timing for the same race), did not even get any faster (actually slightly slower).

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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: A very interesting and entertaining read. Very different to most of the other books I've read on the topic of running technique. The information about technique was useful and interesting, but I really feel that this could have been far more enjoyable, more to the point, and seem a lot more informative if it had lost at least a quarter of its content, if not half. I really wanted to enjoy it and learn from it, but the constant introduction of new characters and situations gets overwhelming and repetitive. It obscures the interesting and useful information that the book contains... I would read this book and find my eyes becoming heavy, or my mind wandering...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. An engaging and interesting read, with an excellent practical section on how to make our running movement more 'natural'. I'm sure I'll revisit that over and over as I seek to improve my running. 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 athlete There is a chapter about him doing research in the Arctic... All I can remember from this chapter is how he broke his leg and like superman did not go to the doctor for a week... Wow... But I have absolutely no recollection as to what the point was with regard to his conclusions about running technique, as each chapter is supposed to be about his journey of discovery. 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.

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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. The Lost Art of Running" is a book about, well, running. Not your average grudging stumble or persevering putting one foot in front of the other; No, proud, bouncy, floating on air, pure joy running.The Lost Art of Running: One Man’s Mission to Rediscover Our Capacity for Effortless Running by Shane Benzie – eBook Details Yes, it it not easy to keep this form, I do have to keep concentrating on “running tall”. It will require lots of training to make this my new basis form. However once having the form (reasonably) correct it does make a real positive difference on the whole running experience. Shane Benzie is a very interesting character. I've met and received some training from Shane and I can say that he really knows his onions with regards to running technique. But, he's also interested in other human movement and has worked with the UK diving squad too. 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. 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. The story of Shane Benzie's quest to discover the secrets of the most fluid/natural born runners on the planet. The book is an easy read. The stories as examples to explain the benefits of a specific technique are an inspiration to read. Of course most important is what this technique will do to our own running.There are also a number of anecdotes from ultra runners that Shane has worked with dotted throughout the book too. Which help to give the whole thing context and substance to what Shane writes about with regards to the basic human movements involved in running. I've read many books on running technique, I'm also a certified running technique coach. Shane's book is quite different from all the others. In quite a refreshing way. It doesn't simply focus on running technique and talk about angles, forces or vectors and go into great depths about the human anatomy and which muscles do what at every point in the running cycle. Fartlek No. 1, Week 1—After a warm-up, perform 10 to 12 surges lasting 1 minute with a 1-minute jog rest in between. Your effort should be slightly faster than 5K race pace effort. Most runners find this to be at about 90 to 95 percent of full effort. Research indicates that running at this intensity for a total of 10 to 12 minutes results in a higher VO2 max—your ability to consume and utilize oxygen.

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The Journey - which documents Shane's work around the world and also the experiences with ultra runners I 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? 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.

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 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. The storytelling and writing was pretty average at best. That, and my hesitancy surrounding the "science," has me torn between 3 and 4 stars. I'm going with 4 for the very simple reason that this book made me want to run. Not wanting to be done running, but actually run - and I hate the actual running part of running. In the end, I think that says quite a lot ... Bloomsbury presents The Lost Art of Running by Shane Benzie with Tim Major, read by Clifford Samuel. Instead it's more of a potted history or a memoir of sorts of how he became interested in running technique/human movement. Plus it gives an insight into his travels around the world to study the best most fluid naturally talented runners on the planet.