I am so happy for you and your achievements. You always were and always will be, the man! You are a great source of inspiration as well as a superb example of grit, perseverance, humility and class. Hats off to you - a true champion of the human spirit.

All the best,

Chris Hayes.

 


 

 

 

 

 

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Run Tall, Run Easy,
The Ultimate Guide to
Better Running Mechanics

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"Run Tall, Run Easy, the Ultimate Guide to Better Running Mechanics", looks at running from a biomechanical perspective. Coach GP breaks down the running form in an easy, step by step manner, that can both entertain and inform the reader. Runners of all levels will be captivated as they begin to see themselves in the book, and learn how they can change their running biomechanics to improve both the pace and comfort during their workouts.

Listed below are Coach GP's philosophy of running, a list of the chapter titles, and a sample of the introduction of this fascinating book, to give you a sense of GP's unique writing style.
 



Coach GP's philosophy of running

Running is a natural blend of art and science. When performed properly, it is poetry in motion; a simple task of moving your body through space as efficiently and effortlessly as possible.




An excerpt from "Run Tall, Run Easy"

Introduction:  Turnover and Flight

As runners, whether recreational or competitive, we are inundated with information regarding heart rate training. Indeed, cardiovascular workouts and performance represent a key component to success in any runner’s training and racing program. However, there is another component that until now has been largely overlooked: the runner’s biomechanical form. As a runner you may have always suspected this was important but perhaps didn’t know exactly what you could do about it and so let your suspicions pass. But there is something you can do! In fact, as I have discovered through my coaching and my continued research, there are many things you can do to change and improve the way you run. So, it is now my mission, through the writing of this book, to help you improve your running biomechanics so that you are always running to your full ability. We are going to take a look at how you actually run.


Consider heart rate training and increased cardiopulmonary performance in terms of “improving a car’s engine.” Taking the analogy a little further, if a car’s engine is upgraded to a more powerful version, it will be maximally effective only if the chassis, transmission and drive shaft are upgraded at the same time. So it is with running. All of the cardiovascular training methods are excellent for improving the runner’s heart and lungs (engine), but somewhat redundant if the runner has poor biomechanics (chassis, drive shaft and transmission). It is this aspect of running that is so much neglected, to the detriment of thousands of runners.
In the following pages you will find that there are two principal factors that remain constant in terms of efficient running biomechanics. We’ll be examining these factors closely. They are:

1. How fast your feet are moving, i.e., “turnover”
2. How much distance you generate during flight: known as the “flight phase”

Several of the chapters will conclude with one key element that you can use as a physical and psychological tool to tuck away in your memory banks. During your runs, you can use these tools to help you get out of difficulties such as fatigue, shortness of breath and mental anguish.

I will also be discussing the concept of training with purpose and self-motivation as opposed to mindless exercising without direction or strategy, a practice that all too often leads to disappointment for runners trying to achieve their fitness goals. This path to a more positive and successful approach to all of your fitness goals can be found in the chapter entitled “Don’t Exercise...Train!”

In our final chapter, “Run Tall, Run Easy: Getting out of Trouble,” we will conclude with my “Fab Four” - the very best ways I know for you to tough out your particularly difficult runs and races.

Remember, as runners, we are “ordinary people doing extraordinary things”   

Happy Running!

Coach GP

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