Pose Method ?

T di di is super nice. After reading all my whinings about my leg pain and problems in running, he took pity on me and took time out of his busy schedule and jio me to go to the stadium on CNY eve. Why ? To look at my running gait and see what could be causing all my pain, and to suggest improvements.

So we met at 7am and after some stretching, we found a spot (inside the area of the track) and we started the serious work. Several pointers he gave:

• My heel landing is very pronounced. To land more on my feet, with the weight distributed more at the fore to mid-foot
• To not kick back my leg when running but to lift it up (lift ankles up vertically) slightly (this is really difficult, i realise i kick my leg not lift - wah, so fitting of my name hor? :P)
• To lean forward not at the waist but at the ankle (this one reminds me of Michael Jackson dance moves where he could lean forward at the ankle - i always tot that was camera tricks. No ? :P)

As I'm quite retarded (seems like this isn't limited to just directions! :P) about sensing where the stress or tension is when I run, T di di suggested i removed my shoes to try out the running style so that I can feel the ground better. After many many repeated attempts, I think I still have not grasp the full concept ... not easy to change. Will need lots of time & practices ... T di di even videoed the way I run and we agreed that my left leg kicks & lands in a really awkward manner as compared to my right. No wonder I have so many problems with my left leg!!!! -_-"

We were suddenly greeted by a passing shower that led us to take cover (primarily for his digicam lah). After that he went ahead with his interval runs while I decided to go for my track jog. Unfortunately, I was just feeling totally whacked that day and after just 1 lap, I was just feeling so unwell that I decided to abort the idea to run.

Stretched some more and waited for T di di to finish his interval training before we headed to the nearby kopitiam for breakfast. Those shops that were opened still on CNY eve (and some already put up signs to say they will be BAU(Business As Usual) through the CNY period! Wow! No need rest ah ? Anyway, they had all jacked up their prices and the usual $2.50 per bowl of lor mee now costs $3.50.

In all, THANKS to T di di for being so kind and patient and offering to help me with my problem. *super big bow* Will try out the method bit by bit, and try to observe my running style more and slowly adjust based on T's suggestions.

;)