Chi Marathon: The Breakthrough Natural Running Program for a Pain-Free Half Marathon and Marathon [Paperback]

Danny Dreyer (Author), Katherine Dreyer (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 13, 2012

FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE BESTSELLING CHIRUNNING, A GAME-CHANGING TRAINING GUIDE FOR INJURY-FREE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING

In Chi Marathon, Danny Dreyer, creator of the revolutionary ChiRunning program, highly respected running coach, and accomplished distance runner, takes a whole-body approach to long-distance running—much like T’ai Chi—making ease and efficiency of movement the prime goal of one’s training. Chi Marathon is the first book to focus not on building stamina first (though that is covered here) but on how to run all those miles without harming your body. A staggering 80 to 90 percent of marathoners face injuries during their training. This book debunks the myth that marathoners need to push through and beyond pain, and presents a technique-based plan for pain- and injury-free, high-performance half and full marathons. Chi Marathon also shows how to improve your performance by developing your own race-specific training plan tailored to your event, and will help you cross the finish line feeling strong no matter your age, body type, or running ability.

• Run a marathon or half marathon free of pain and injury

• Transform your racing with the training triad: form, conditioning, and mastery

• Tap into your chi, an energy source more powerful and enduring than muscles

• Teach your mind and body to work together as a team and master your event

This is the book that distance runners have been waiting for. With Chi Marathon you can enjoy the run and feel confident no matter the distance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Running is meant to be enjoyed, not endured. Thanks to Danny Dreyer you can release your fear of injury so that you can enjoy what is important—the ability to get out into the open air and do what is so natural, pacifying, and nourishing to the mind and body.” —Catherine McKiernan, former Olympian, world cross-country champion, and winner of the London, Amsterdam, and Berlin marathons

"Learning the easiest way to run a marathon--like finding the easiest way to swim one--isn't undemanding. It's exacting, in place of exhausting. It requires critical, not reflexive, thinking. But that sort of difficulty is the sort that leads to Mastery, Happiness, and even a high-functioning brain. Chi Running is on the cutting edge of how people will pursue physical, mental and spiritual fitness in the 21st Century." --Terry Laughlin, author of Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster and Easier

"The Dryers don't believe in "no pain, no gain" for runners. Instead, their holistic approach is a smarter and healthier way for runners to fully develop balanced body mechanics for an injury-free life. The old school, conventional running trends have created too much ill-health and pain for all athletes, but Chi Marathon changes all that. Regardless of your age and experience, you’ll learn how to run efficiently from head to toe. The result is more enjoyable, and you will now finish marathons and other endurance races feeling refreshed rather than wasted." --Dr. Philip Maffetone, author of The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing

"Chi Marathon is the perfect plan for sustainable running for all ages, abilities and for all distances, whether you enter an event or not." --Mark Cucuzzella, MD, Professor, West Virginia University School of Medicine

“Chi Marathon emphasizes the mental and physical components of running and encourages runners to be aware of how their bodies are responding during a run. The tone of the book is positive, and it supports the idea that proper technique is the key to pain-free running. The Dreyers expertly detail how to prepare for a race…many runners are likely to find value in the Dreyers’ program.” --Booklist

About the Author

Danny Dreyer, an esteemed running coach, is a former nationally ranked ultramarathon runner. He conducts workshops worldwide and lectures frequently at races and events. He is the coauthor, with Katherine Dreyer, of ChiRunning and ChiWalking.

Katherine Dreyer has more than thirty years of experience in the health, personal growth, and fitness fields. She partners with Danny to coordinate the international ChiRunning, ChiWalking, and ChiLiving programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (March 13, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 145161795X
• ISBN-13: 978-1451617955
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Tai Chi & Qi Gong

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for Chi Half and Full Marathoners! March 26, 2012

By michael stashin

Format:Paperback

The essence of the Chi Running technique is its use of the forward fall for momentum rather than the use of the muscles in your legs and feet for propulsion. Chi Running is based on the use of mental focus to setup your form to facilitate the forward fall and move efficiently with it. It is different from most conventional running styles and therefore requires a different type of training program. The training programs in the Chi Marathon book are comprised of workouts designed to improve your running ability - not through muscle growth - but through advances in your technique that allow you to relax more with less muscle activation. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to use the Chi Running technique to run a half or full marathon.

For Chi Runners in general this book also includes the latest information on advanced Chi Running technique that was not included in the Chi Running: A Revolutionary Approach To Effortless Injury-Free Running book ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for starting marathoners March 9, 2013

By Sandeep Narayan

Format:Kindle Edition

Very succinctly covers the key points in the chi running technique. I particularly liked the parts on the specific race preparation. However I do feel that for learning chi running the earlier book on chi running as we'll as the DVD is more appropriate.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars For those of us who are marathon addicts, this book logically follows Dreyer's basic "CHI RUNNING", the Bible for Chi Runners. February 18, 2013

By George F. French

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

All women runners should consider this book's introduction, written by a famous British woman runner. She sets out why she just recently gave up competitive running, but has adapted CHI RUNNING for her own distance running. She speaks liltingly of
what pure joy she has in just fun running..... and will most likely never return to competitive running. She talks of the great
likelihood of inevitable injury in competitive running, and her fun-running philosophy has a timely message for us Macho
Males as well (guess which gender suffers by far the greater injuries). The book has deeper counsel from Danny Dreyer, the Master Chi Man . . . and from other experts as well.