There's a ton of good in here for anyone interested in running more comfortably and faster. The form advice and running mechanics and technique information are fantastic. I'm not sold on the science-y bits or the author's explanatory model - even if his illustrative examples (elite runners) pass the eye test - and unfortunately I think it is, to some extent at least, a matter of trying it for yourself. Explains in layman's terms how to run efficiently by utilising elasticity: you can't but help go out the door for your next run and try to put it all into practice Yes, it it not easy to keep this form, I do have to keep concentrating on “running tall”. It will require lots of training to make this my new basis form. However once having the form (reasonably) correct it does make a real positive difference on the whole running experience. What an entertaining, fascinating, enlightening and above all inspiring read. All very approachable, easy to understand, and realistic– it will be hard work, but anyone can try - and reap the benefits. Shane Benzie give’s a big thumbs-up for the Parkrun movement too, with lots of praise, which I love, and that can’t be a bad thing. The Parkrun is a free event in the UK (and now many other countries), and the book may be focused in good part on Olympians and world record holders but we can all give it a go, and practice down at the local park. The Lost Art of Running: One Man’s Mission to Rediscover Our Capacity for Effortless Running by Shane Benzie – eBook Details

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Full Book Name: The Lost Art of Running: One Man’s Mission to Rediscover Our Capacity for Effortless Running The information about technique was useful and interesting, but I really feel that this could have been far more enjoyable, more to the point, and seem a lot more informative if it had lost at least a quarter of its content, if not half. I really wanted to enjoy it and learn from it, but the constant introduction of new characters and situations gets overwhelming and repetitive. It obscures the interesting and useful information that the book contains... I would read this book and find my eyes becoming heavy, or my mind wandering... There are also a number of anecdotes from ultra runners that Shane has worked with dotted throughout the book too. Which help to give the whole thing context and substance to what Shane writes about with regards to the basic human movements involved in running. This book is about the author's theory without any scientific basis, eg control group, about running/training. It's full of stories about his athletes and race reports from his athletes which have very little to do with the theory. I looked up his firth athlete, his performance (eg timing for the same race), did not even get any faster (actually slightly slower).

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Running technique has to be one of the most subjective issues out there: 10 minutes' investigation on the internet will generally confuse rather than confirm what you should or should not be doing. Mother Nature gave us some amazing gifts as runners - if we rediscover them and use them, we can transform our dynamic and everyday movement.' (Shane Benzie) The basis of the book or his theory is that we should utilising the fascia system, basically to run with more bounce and elasticity in our strides, run tall, run like the Kenyan, land in the tripod of the feet(midfoot). Our training should be focusing on forms, rather than efforts, eg less training time but more quality in terms of focusing on forms (not efforts such as pushing hard paces). He also advocates for videoing ourselves when we run.

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Fartlek No. 1, Week 1—After a warm-up, perform 10 to 12 surges lasting 1 minute with a 1-minute jog rest in between. Your effort should be slightly faster than 5K race pace effort. Most runners find this to be at about 90 to 95 percent of full effort. Research indicates that running at this intensity for a total of 10 to 12 minutes results in a higher VO2 max—your ability to consume and utilize oxygen. Shane Benzie is a very interesting character. I've met and received some training from Shane and I can say that he really knows his onions with regards to running technique. But, he's also interested in other human movement and has worked with the UK diving squad too. Part narrative, part practical, this adventure takes you to the foothills of Ethiopia and the 'town of runners'; to the training grounds of world-record-holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments. What about those who do look for education on proper running form and practice? As the author puts it, "Running technique has to be one of the most subjective issues out there: 10 minutes of investigation on the internet will generally confuse rather than confirm what you should or should not be doing."

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Running technique has to be one of the most subjective issues out there: 10 minutes' investigation on the internet will generally confuse rather than confirm what you should or should not be doing. Mother Nature gave us some amazing gifts as runners – if we rediscover them and use them, we can transform our dynamic and everyday movement.' Shane Benzie A very interesting and entertaining read. Very different to most of the other books I've read on the topic of running technique. Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a UK Athletics qualified and licensed Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF), Endurance Event Group Coach and Certified Running Technique Coach. I coach groups and individuals of all abilities both online and in person.

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After almost a year of trying to put some of the advice into practice (mostly stopping heel striking, and paying better attention to my posture), I did find that the occasional ankle or knee discomforts went away. The Practical - This is where you'll find tips and advice for each element of running technique. Split into the following sections: And what is most important to me is that I have less to no pain. And that for me this says it all. For now I am cautiously positive about the techniques explained by Shane Benzie. But from the first try outs and my own experience, I feel he is onto something real! I am sure he will learn much more through research about the fascia and its use in the human body.

Here I was. I thought I was a runner. Now, I realize that I know next to nothing about it. That I have been doing nothing more than a glorified foot plod all along. Sigh. This is a depressing book. I'm convinced that Shane's insights were were instrumental in me winning the Marathon des Sables for a second time' Elisabet Barnes, coach and athlete