Guest Blog: Albert Lu
If you are reading this, then you experienced years of learning and practice. You started with the alphabet, learning all 26 letters – what they look like, how to say them, and how to write them. Then you slowly started to put those letters together to form words. You learned what they look like, how to say them and how to write them. From there you started to put words together to form sentences. Soon you were reading and writing paragraphs in many essays, research papers and even books. And today as a reading master, you’re reading this on the Internet.
If you play an instrument, like the guitar, then your foundation consisted of the musical notes, and the progression through consistent learning and practice continued until you were playing melodies and songs.
Running is no different.
Like reading and writing, and playing an instrument, running is a skill.
To learn a skill requires a progression of skill development.
That means that running requires a progression of skill development.
Were you ever taught how to run, like you were taught how to read and write, or play an instrument?
Did you ever develop a proper foundation for running, like learning the alphabet, or musical notes?
If not, then realize that there is a foundation, and that you’re not too late in learning and setting the foundation.
It’ll just some learning and practice.
The Pose Method is one way has proven to be the way to teach and learn the skill of running.
The other popular running technique out there is Chi Running.
The debate can go on about what is the best running technique, for sure.
Do your homework, find out what works best for you – but understand that “best” maybe different depending on who you are.
“Best” could mean “fastest” to you, but mean “less chance of injury” for others.
The bottom line, we all have different goals and desires with our running. Find one technique that works well for you, keeps you out of PT and has you smiling as your shoes strike the road.
Happy Running!
