Comments on: When Running isn’t Running

By: M.c. Phoo

M.c. Phoo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:19:00 +0000

oh wow the bikilas are a revalation. they're becoming my fave vff's – i'm so surprised. and designed not just for running, but with special "go faster" dust.

By: Theresa Nesbitt

Theresa Nesbitt — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:24:00 +0000

If I were in Seattle running I'd try and get a session sometime with barefoot ted — he's right in your area and one of the coolest guys I have ever met. http://www.barefootted.com/index.php?q=%2F

By: M.c. Phoo

M.c. Phoo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0000

cool jen. do you run in vff's? you won't have to think about heel strike again…

By: Move Well, Be Fit, Have Fun

Move Well, Be Fit, Have Fun — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:49:00 +0000

I run in my Tai Chis. I haven't quite been able to make myself do the whole VFF thing.

By: Jen Waak

Jen Waak — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:22:20 +0000

Thanks, Bryan, your comments mean a lot. I work hard at providing useful, usable, practical information for people. I know that I have become a lot happier and a lot healthier once I started moving more, moving better, and accepted that all I could really do is master my domain. The rest is largely out of my hands.

Hope you stop by again!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:28:44 +0000

Just found your site as I surf the net looking for good information. Hey, btw, you have good information.
For the record, I am definitely NOT a runner! However, I do enjoy basketball and martial arts and like economy and efficiency of movement in all physical expression.
I am a physical therapist who tries to stress these same principles to my patients and their care givers.
Our mental decisions and our physical actions are the only things in this world that we have direct control over. Our lives are optimized when we learn to be aware of, and then control both.
Excellent blog.

By: Jen Waak

Jen Waak — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:44:30 +0000

Yolanda,

Glad I could provide some food for thought.

The change in breathing should slow you down. It will likely feel weird the first few times, but then it will sort itself out, and your running will actually start feeling BETTER.

By: Yolanda Facio

Yolanda Facio — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:36:05 +0000

Lord I wish I could slow down and smell the roses…I tend to hit my runs the same way every time…a little harder than medium. I like the feeling of working. I think that you’re on to something tho’, focusing on something other than the running itself. I usually don’t think about distance or time. It’s always predetermined. But I think I will try to focus on something else. I like the breathing tip, I didn’t know that and I tend to breath through my mouth. Nasal breathing will give me something to focus on and might slow me down a little.

Thanks for getting me to think about it!