Since our next door neighbours are having a party, playing loud, offensive music  and have a garden full of yacking, screaming, smoking youfs who are enjoying letting fireworks off even though it is after midnight,  I thought I would blog. It will stop me becoming too psychotic. Possibly. No point in trying to sleep. No point in asking them to shut up. The joys of living in surburbia....Agggggghhhhh!

So. Today I attended a Chi Running workshop and it was excellent. I have come away feeling really inspired and determined to focus on the process of running for a change, instead of the emphasis being on speed and mileage. It will be an interesting time.

We were guided through loads of exercises and drills which demonstrated what Chi running is all about - in a nutshell (and this doesn't really do it justice, so if you want to know more do Google Chi Running) it's all about effortless, efficient and injury free running where you let gravity do a lot of the work for you. This is achieved by specific posture focusses and techniques. It's not easy because basically you have to re-learn how to run and wait for muscle memory to click in so that it becomes second nature but with a lot of practice and patience it is achievable. It makes total sense to me and I am going to give it my best shot. And if you are plagued by injury consider reading the book (you can buy it from Amazon) or attending a workshop because it works. There are only four Chi Running practitioners in this country at the moment and I attended a workshop in London today - pm me if you want more info.

I will blog more on this next week when I've started my practice.

Hx