Customer Reviews
Not Your "Run" of the Mill Running Book - By: graham78, 26 Sep 2008 
What an interesting running book! Buy this book if you:
-would like to be able to run well into your old age
-would like to improve your running form & have fewer injuries
-would like to have a more philosophical approach to your running
-would like to increase your overall health
Here's how the book roughly pans out:
-Chapter 1: compares power running to ChiRunning
-Chapter 2: goes into the 5 principles upon which TaiChi & ChiRunning are based
-Chapter 3: gets into the "inner" skills of ChiRunning
As you can see, the first 3 chapters lay out the philosopical foundation- that's so when you get to the specific techniques, they make sense.
Chaper 4: learn about the ChiRunning "focuses"- which are the specific physical & mental methods used to run more efficiently.
Chapters 5-9: covers program development, peak performance training & diet. Note: Chapter 7 also covers some info on common injuries such as muscle cramps, plantar fasciitis (also rec. The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution for more info on this), heel cord problems.
Chapter 10: how to incorporate the ChiRunning principles into your everyday life
As you can tell, ChiRunning, with its mind-body approach, is far from your typical book on running- & shouldn't be missed by any serious runner. Happy trails.
Phenomenal - By: PureSymmetry, 02 Dec 2007 This is a fantastic book. After practicing the principles, i found that my running time improved significantly but more importantly I hav'nt been plagued by the painful injuries i usually suffer every time i run. Running is easier & fun once more! Go for it!
This seems to really work - By: Tzctlpc, 23 Nov 2007 I read the first half of the book while on a sports holiday, borrowed from a friend.
I applied a few of the principles explainedin the book each afternoon finishing with a 10K race. To my entire surprise (since one of the principles proposedin the book is that aiming for a given time is external to the process of running, thus I duly dumped my sports watch) I bettered my previous best time by 6 minutes (from 56 minutes down to 50) & without feeling fully exhausted as I had done on my previous best.
I am not a spiritual person, so I skimmed through all the Chi stuff which is not my cup of tea, but the posture principles make sense, seem to be sound, & at leastin my case seem to have worked.
The book was recommended to my friend by a personal trainer that swears by it. Also some of the running techniques are similar to others I have seen developed independently elsewhere.
Worth a try if like me you are stuck with your running objectives & need a simple clear guide to how to position your body while running.
Excellent book - By: S. Leonard, 21 Aug 2007 As a 30-something trying to get fit again, I was scared to run again due to problems with my knees. Before I read this book, running had become laboured & every so often one of my knees would start complaining.
Having read this book once & starting to focus on changing just a couple of things, i.e. lifting my feet & stopping my knees from pronating (ie turning out), I have just come back from a run that I normally return feeling shattered, but instead feel like I have just warmed up.
Thats just after following 2 tips - what will I run like when I have used the book for longer?
Note the book doesn't promise to be a "quick fix" - you should buy this with the expectation you will have to put workin but it looks like it is worth it.
Chi Running - By: D. W. Piper, 30 May 2007 a well written book that took me back to the real basics of running & started me again from scratch.
this worksin fact i will say that again "this works". running is actually really fun now & i just want to keep on running Forrest GUMP style!!!!
DWP
