Comments on: Make the Choice to be Injury-free

By: Bill Davies

Bill Davies — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:06:59 +0000

I was laid off from running for over a year utill I completed the one day course. Chi running actually cured my ankle problem. I think it was just the fact I was walking more mindful of correct posture and foot position. I’ve been just ecstatic about it since and have been spreading the word but recently I’ve actually strained my “chi” muscle. The one activated to level the pelvis. I have a burning sensation when lying down and sitting up and can feel it when I do a crunch. Have you ever heard of this Danny? Am I putting too much into it? My doc says to take it easy.
…bill

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:35 +0000

Any tips on getting out there and doing it. Need some help getting my running shoes back on. Chi Running 5 months. Mat

By: Peggy S.

Peggy S. — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:06:11 +0000

I agree, after dealing with a couple of Running Related muscular injuries, and one ending up with a knee Surgery. I knew I had to make a choice to continue to Run or Give it up? Of course I wanted to continue to run. I found that Chi Running was the simplest Technique to learn over all, but also agree it does take time to learn and Practice it inorder to become a Master at it. But as I read the book and watched the DVD’s, I did find that I can borrow and use some of the techniques, such as the Body Loosening that has really helped relax my body as a pre-Run ritual. And do the Basics from the posture, stance, foot pickup and swing back and using my arms as I count my Cadence to name a few to get me started on the Road to a complete Injury Recovery. Yes, after 10 months of incorporating Chi Running I have seen results in feeling good about my Running especially no pain or soreness after my Runs. I think that it’s a Blessing to be able to Run again, to enjoy getting out there and just having Fun.

By: Derek Hills

Derek Hills — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:07:39 +0000

I couldn’t agree more! Corrective focuses can help even during a healing process. I spent six weeks in a non-weight-bearing cast from November to January as the result of a “run-in” with a kid on a bmx bike during a trail run. While this put a huge damper on my winter running, I’ve been aggressively trying to regain my strength and endurance for the upcoming spring racing season. It hasn’t been easy. I often find myself trying to deny what my body is telling me, but I must constantly “reel myself in” and make adjustments as necessary. In doing so, I’ve realized great success, as I managed to finish a 50K trail run two weeks ago (about 7 weeks after getting the OK to run again).

By: Ron McBee

Ron McBee — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:10:53 +0000

Wow! couldn’t be more tmely. I ran a 50K on Sat, 1 Mar 08, did three recovery runs on M/W/F; no problem. During Tuesdays run I noticed my left calf was bothering me, but it never developed to the point I had to stop, but it was sore to walk on after my run. I remembered during a workshop with Danny he demonstrated how if we pick our foot up over our ankle there was no stress on the calf so I did that whenever I had to walk and on my next running day I focused on that same thing and never had a bit of trouble from my calf. For me the lesson was don’t get lazy, pay attention. A lesson I keep relearning.