Back “in the day”, running was my favorite thing to do but that hasn’t been the case for many years. Nevertheless, as long as I am still going to run a little, I might as well do it better than I have in the past. When I ran, it was all about the shoes and clothes, the miles, splits, logbooks, the endorphines etc. No one I knew or read, talked about the technique of running. Yet, in any athletic endeavor, technique is crucial.

About a year ago, Val and I went to Fleet Feet to get some shoes and it was there where we first heard about the POSE Method. At the time, Val seemed to have mild interest but she was already being coached and I wasn’t interested in it for me at all since I was scarcely even running.

Some time later, we met Brian MacKenzie, a ultramarathoner and trainer who had just become a Crossfit affiliate, Crossfit Newport Beach. Our interest in POSE has been piqued again after we read articles and videos by Mackenzie and Michael Collins, an advanced POSE trainer in this month’s Crossfit Journal.Adding to this interest is Val’s groin injury which has put her on the shelf for a while.

While we look into POSE some more, I went out for a 5K run tonight and tried to incorporate some of the things they teach. I have no idea how it looked, but it seemed to be better on my body. My lower back didn’t hurt and I actually enjoyed the run, which I guess was no faster or slower than the last time, so my time was a hair under 30 minutes.

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