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Train for your marathon or half marathon with ChiRunning
Whether this is your first or hundredth marathon, ChiMarathon gives you the tools you need to transform your running.
“I’m running 52 marathons, that’s a marathon a week. I’ve been doing ChiRunning for 2 years. It’s saved me and I love it.” – Julie W.
This best-seller package is available to purchase with the digital ChiRunning DVD, allowing you to stream and download the .mp4 file directly to your computer, to view on your devices!
Running never felt this good!
Running a marathon doesn’t have to be hard… and it doesn’t have to hurt. Whether you’re a seasoned marathoner-in-training or you want to run your first marathon, ChiRunning will help you run with ease, energy and joy.
ChiRunning embodies the inner focus and natural flow of T’ai Chi to create a ground-breaking technique that takes the pain and injury out of running. And, you don’t need to know a thing about T’ai Chi for ChiRunning to transform your running.
Race-specific training
No two marathons are alike, so no two training programs should be the same. ChiMarathon helps you develop a training strategy specific to the event you want to run, so you’ll never be caught off-guard by unexpected inclines or course conditions.
Movement that makes sense
Learn how small adjustments in your movement can make a big difference in reducing impact, preventing injuries, and improving your running efficiency.
Run with confidence
Save your knees, feel lighter on your feet, and run farther and faster with less recovery time. We’ll show you how to get rid of what slows you down and you’ll run better than ever.
ChiMarathon Book
ChiMarathon Book: The Breakthrough Natural Running Program for a Pain-Free Half Marathon and Marathon
Written by bestselling author, ultra marathoner, and ChiRunning creator, Danny Dreyer
Now considered the marathon runner’s owner’s manual, ChiMarathon is the most innovative book on marathon training:
- Learn how and why ChiRunning works
- Reduce impact and risk of injury
- Learn how to spend your energy wisely to prevent fatigue, improve endurance, and gain speed
- Become a better runner while you train
- Feel great during training and at the finish line – no ice baths or pain meds!
- 7-phase training system gives you focus and makes training manageable
- Guidance to develop a race-specific training plan that will fully prepare you for race day
- Includes our technique-based Beginner half and full marathon training programs
ChiRunning is now taught in 23 countries around the world by over 200 Certified ChiRunning Instructors.
Introduction: Love Running Forever
- The Ideal Training Triad: Form, Conditioning, and Mastery
- T’ai Chi and Running
- Running: An Innate Part of Who We Are
- Finding Yourself in This Book
Chapter 1: The Many Faces of the Marathon
- The ChiMarathon Vision and Challenge
- Natural Running, Barefoot-like Running, Minimalist Running
- Intelligent & Effortless Movement
- The Chi in ChiMarathon & Creating the Conditions for Energy to Flow
- Cooperating with Forces
- The Whole-Body Marathon & Body Sensing: A Process of Discovery
- The Seven Phases of Training for a Marathon
Chapter 2: Phase I: Vision, Goals, and Planning
- The Power of Intention & Personal Assessment
- Choosing a Training Program & The Anatomy of the Ideal Workout
- Your Training Schedule
- Shoes, Accessories, Clothing, and Nutrition
Chapter 3: Phase II: The Technique Phase
- The ChiRunning Training Principles
- The Form Focuses: The Building Blocks of Good Technique
- The Form Focus Workout: Repetition and Accuracy
Chapter 4: Phase III: The Conditioning Phase
- Functional Relaxation & Body Sensing 2.0
- Preparation for the Conditioning Phase & Reviewing Your Visions and Goals
- Assess Your Conditioning and Your Technique
- The Time Trial & Pacing and PRE
- Functional Workouts & The LSD Run
- How to Become the Ultimate Fat-Burning Machine & Use of the Heart Rate Monitor
- Fueling, Hydration, and Electrolyte Replacement
- Managing Your Energy for the Long Run & Conserving Energy
- Midweek Training Runs: Expanding Your Running Horizons
Chapter 5: Phase IV: The Mastery Phase
- Race-Specific Training
- Assess Yourself: Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally
- The Mastery Phase Time Trial
- Race Planning: Know the Territory Ahead and Train Accordingly
- Weekly Workouts in the Mastery Phase
Chapter 6: Phase V: Taper Time
- Your Training During Taper Time
- Rest, Relax, Flow––but No Funny Stuff
- Race Week Pre-Race Diet
- Preparing for Race Day
- Race Week Logistics: The Big List
Chapter 7: Phase VI: Race Weekend
- Pre-race Preparation
- What Not to Do the Day Before Your Race
- Race Day
- Crossing the Finish Line
- The Day After
Chapter 8: Phase VII: Rest and Renewal
- Your End-of-Event Review
- The Fringe Benefits of Failure
- Keep Moving
- Moving Forward
- Multiple Marathons
- Upward Spiral of Chi
Chapter 9: Advanced ChiRunning Techniques
- The Five-Element Theory of ChiRunning
- Are You an Advanced ChiRunner?
- Advanced Topics
Chapter 10: Training the Whole Person: Lifestyle Components for Success
- Creating a Life with Flow
- Have a Consistent Schedule: An Exercise in Rate and Rhythm
- Support from Friends and Family
- Rest and Recuperation
- The Multiple Marathon Lifestyle
- Energy Management and the Mindful Lifestyle
- Infuse Yourself with the Positive
Appendices
- Beginner Half Marathon Training Program, 16 Weeks
- Beginner Marathon Training Program, 24 Weeks
ChiRunning DVD
It’s like having a personal running coach available anytime… anywhere!
Highlights include:
- Stream the digital DVD and/or download it directly to your computer to watch on your devices; for a few dollars more, get the digital and physical DVD
- Visually learn how easy it can be to run your best for a lifetime
- Instill the technique in your body through easy-to-follow lessons and drills
- Learn how to use gravity for propulsion
- Lighten your load, engage your core, and get stronger with each run
Running Time: 64 minutes (NTSC Format)
What others are saying...
Danny, A friend of mine gave me your book in 2008. I was busy. It collected dust. I ran 5 marathons without it, including living through several injuries. All of the injuries led to me slow down. I lost about a minute a mile…
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