Runningmonkeys

Drills are a fact of life.
How is it that we learn to walk, talk, read, write and in fact how do we truly learn any skill.  We learn by practicing.  We can hear, read or see the concept, and so we can understand, but we still can not do it until we practice.  When we […]

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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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