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REAL STORIES by REAL PEOPLE A collection of articles on various running related topics written by and/or about Pose Method® Certified Coaches and Pose Runners of all levels.
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1000TimesNO.NET (USA)
February 14, 2009
Strike a pose
by Jen
While discussing running techniques over lunch earlier this week, a friend asked me whether I had ever attempted to use something known as the POSE method. Though I had come across the term in various running forums, I said that I wasn’t familiar with any details.
Created by sports scientist Dr. Nicholas Romanov in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s, the POSE method involves running with high cadence, minimal range of motion in the ankle, a heavy reliance upon the calves and hamstrings, and a slight forward tilt of the torso. My friend mentioned that he had found it helpful. After lunch, I read a little about the method online decided to give it a try later in the week.
After an initial test run through a series of intervals of different lengths on Thursday, I found that I was clocking in a series of personal bests for the mile and half mile. This morning I decided to see whether I would be able to sustain the higher cadence through my weekly long run, which has currently stretched to five-and-a-half miles in length.
The results? Insanely good.
I managed to pull in five-and-a-half miles this morning more quickly than the first time I ran a full five miles three weeks ago. In other words, I shaved off more than a minute per mile in pace while extending my total distance by 10%. I felt like someone just dumped rocket fuel in my shoes.
Though I was tired when I finished running this morning, I actually felt slightly less banged up than usual. We’ll see tomorrow and the next day what my legs have to say on the matter, but this method is supposed to decrease wear and tear on the knees.
It’s a matter of some debate within the running community whether running technique can actually be taught, and what in fact constitutes proper running form. While the POSE method might not represent the end-all and be-all for every runner, my own self-taught interpretation of the technique is clearly a huge improvement over whatever I had been doing earlier.
If that makes me a poser, I’ll take it.
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