Category Archives for "Natural Running Form"

This week as I’ve introduced The Balanced Runner Online Camp, a number of people have emailed me with questions about it. Since they’re

Over the course of this week I’ve told you my story of learning how to run—complete with some real dunderhead moments. Through that, you

In the past couple of posts I’ve been telling the story of my frustrating, miserable early days as a runner, as I fruitlessly chased the

Down deep every runner has The Dream, the fantasy in which they run almost without effort, just flowing or flying over the earth. But if you

In the spring of 2001 I was really frustrated. I badly wanted to run, but it felt awful. Every single time I went out the door I struggled through

As I worked my way through a series of blog posts on tight quads over the last three weeks, a reader asked me to write about tight/sore calves

The past two weeks I’ve explained what a pattern of frequent postrun quad soreness indicates about your running technique, and I’ve

In last week’s post, Why Your Quads Are Sore, I wrote about what a tendency to get sore quads indicates about your running technique —

Do your quads feel sore after a long or fast run? If so, you’re not alone. It’s not a great feeling to have on a regular basis,

When you read about how to fix your running technique, a few recommendations pop up over and over again. This makes it seem like there is overwhelming

As we approach the end of the year we naturally turn to review and reflection. In that spirit, here are The Keys to Becoming a Balanced Runner,

An old dance friend of mine recently started running and posted about it on Facebook. Lots of people commented on her post, congratulating

Does your running feel like drudgery, a chore, or a mindless routine? If so, you’re not getting the fitness benefits you could, you’re

A while back I wrote about how to reduce asymmetries in your gait and improve your endurance by alternating which foot you breathe out on. I