Runningmonkeys

Watching a baby learning to walk is an amazing process.  First crawling, then clambering up, then standing with support, then walking with support, and finally they take their first tentative and wobbly steps without help.  If a baby wants to walk there is practically no way to skip a step and still get walking properly.  […]

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As you may have seen in my introduction to the pose method of running, I have just read and begun to implement this new running style.  I have decided to set out for you a summary of the principles of this revolutionary technique.  Firstly, though, I must warn you that it is not enough (or advisable) to make use of this method or […]

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Think of the cartoon character “The Road Runner”.  Picture him speeding down the highway with a trail of dust behind him.  Visualize his body and his legs.  His body is absolutely steady and level.  All his legs are doing is going around and around.  No thump, thump, thump.  No up and down.  No wasted energy […]

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Bike racing in Japan is much like everything else in Japan for a foreigner:

It is confused and conflicting
It is vibrant but still grey
It is full of history but laced with technology and fashion
It can be the best and the worst at the same time

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To finish off this week of comment crawling, I am going to ask you a simple question.
What is the best resource you have found for running information?
 It could be a book, a club, a website/blog, or even a person.  Whatever (or whoever) it is, give it a plug here and share it with all of […]

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I see a lot of runners out there who get in their mileage and excercise their dogs at the same time.  The dogs rumble along in front, driving from side to side and seem to enjoy the run.  There are obvious breeds of dog to take running (these don’t include the chihuahua or the dash hound) but there […]

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Runners are lean.
Runners are fast
Runners are light
Weight lifters are muscled
Weight lifters are strong
Weight lifters are heavy
Is it possible to be both?  Over the last ten years, there has been increasing interest in strength training for runners.  Is it heading in the right direction? 
The best training for runners is running.  But a weak running muscle gives […]

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For some of us, there is no choice.  We either run alone or we don’t run at all.  For others of us we only run when our running partner drags us out the door.  Forgetting these options where we have no decision to make, is it better to run by yourself or with a running […]

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I just received a copy of The Pose Method of Running by Dr Nicholas Romanov in the post last night and I have begun reading it.  The front cover claims that it will  help me:

Radically change my form
Eliminate Injuries
Enhance endurance
Raise speed
Reduce recovery time
Increase flexibility
Improve coordination

Quite a list of benefits!
I have only begun to read the book […]

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Caffeine is a powerful drug.  It has a number of different physiological effects on the human body and this explains why it has been both recommended and warned against for endurance athletes. 
Some people focus on the mental and muscle stimulation provided by the caffeine.  Some focus on the nervous tension and diuretic effects of the […]

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