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• 70% of runners injure themselves every year, seriously enough that they have to stop running at least for a while. In any other sport this would be seen as a slaughter of awesome proportions, but talk to any group of ‘serious’ runners and you will quickly realize that injuring yourself is seen as a badge of honor, not a sign of stupidity.
• Standing still, lean forward from your ankle, keeping your body and arms loose but not bending forwards from your waist. When you feel you are about to lose your balance, let one foot swing naturally forward to prevent you from falling flat on your face. Let your body continue to move, sort of falling forwards, and let your feet make steps to just ...
• If you let this movement become loose and natural, then you will start running in a sort of loose shuffle.
• With Slow Running there isn’t a schedule - you can run a bit further when you feel ready, but you must absolutely never push yourself.
• often a better runner has a faster turnover, and a faster turnover tends to limit up-and-down movement. Try it for yourself: Run with a deliberate spring in your stride: bounce up and down and experience how it feels. Now try to iron out the bounces: glide - shorten your stride and increase your turnover. The trick is to run like a swan: all elegan...